YES
> Q2: Without changing the default Policy object supplied by Sun, I would
> like to know if the implementation supports adding additional items to the
> Domain (signedBy - certificates & codeBase - URL) item? Yes or No?
>
> For instance:
>
> grant signedBy "SunKey", codeBase "http://www.abc.com", newItem "value" {
> ...
> };
>
> I believe the answer is no but I would like confirmation.
NO
> Q3: If the answer to Q2 is no does the architecture support the possibility
> to achieve the above results by replacing the default Policy object with my
> own? Yes or No?
>
> I believe the answer is Yes but I would like confirmation.
YES
> If yes then doesn't this also imply I must subclass CodeSource and place my
> new data in this class?
YES -- you'd also have to implement your own ClassLoader which
uses your own CodeSource. i have to warn you -- although your
proposed task is possible, it's not exactly trivial and straightfoward.
> Btw can I subclass from a class without the source code - only byte code?
YES
thanks,
charlie