At 8:49 AM 1/30/96 -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

Benjamin Renaud writes:

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The only events a Java applet is privy to are those that are typed in an applet window (and only those it itself spawned).

Don't say "is privy". Say "is supposed to be privy". Doubtless bugs will appear in java security in the future -- they've shown up in the past.

My bigest worry about Java security is the size of its "security kernel". Having a small, well defined, security kernel is a big advantage. All the better if the source is available for public review. Java has a large, and to me somewhat undefined "security kernel". (BTW - I havn't been able to find on the web pages the kind of overview of the libraries which would make the detailed method descriptions make sense. Perhaps I havn't looked in the right place.) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz Periwinkle -- Computer Consulting (408)356-8506 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA