Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 17:55:38 -0800
Message-Id: <199703280155.RAA21798@puffin.eng.sun.com>
From: Marianne Mueller <mrm@eng.sun.com>
To: uri.s@guest.mazda.co.jp
Subject: Re: Security problem...
This isn't a support hotline but rather it's a Q&A forum for directing
questions to the Java security team.
Having said that, there's nothing wrong with your system, or with the
applets. Downloaded applets are prevented from making socket
connections other than to the host they came from. You might need to
ask your firewall administrator to allow the applets to do DNS name
resolution inside your firewall.
For a description of the Java applet security sandbox, and for a
description of the difference between downloaded applets and locally
installed applets, check out the Applet Security FAQ at
You might also be interested in the Q&A archive at
http://jeeves.javasoft.com/hypermail/java-security-archive/
Marianne
> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 10:08:17 +0900
> From: Uri Sevilla <uri.s@guest.mazda.co.jp>
> Organization: MDI project
>
> Dear support,
>
> I run Netscape 3.01 on Irix 6.2 with Java installed.
> I use it inside a company using a firewall (DeleGate ?).
>
> I can use some Java applets - so it basically works.
>
> But, in many cases all I get is at the status line something like:
> "[applet name]... can't start: security violation:
> security.socket.connect:....".
>
> Atleast some of those applets suppose to be serious (from MyYahoo and
> from Java Boutique).
>
> Is something wrong in my system? can I do something about it?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Uri
> --
> Uri Sevilla
>
> Email: uri.s@guest.mazda.co.jp
>