Message-Id: <32FF2A03.4339@CTC.Cummins.COM>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 09:00:35 -0500
From: R H Janes <R.H.Janes@ctc.cummins.com>
To: java-security@java
Subject: Documentation Request
This is a request for an addition to the Java 1.1 security
documentation.
I've read the white paper, the reference model, the javakey and jar
manuals and the security writeup included with the JDK 1.1 Beta
documentation. However none of this answers what I consider to be a
fairly basic question.
What I would like to see is a basic discussion of the most common
scenario surrounding Java 1.1 security: How can I get my applet to be
trusted and be able to access the users operating system files.
I understand almost all the pieces such as signature files, jar files,
trusted entities and so on. However I'm not clear about confirmation
files, where they come from and how they're used.
Please add a section somewhere which describes what I have to do and
what the user has to do to make this scenario work. I would find that
to be very helpful and I suspect I wouldn't be the only one.