Re: java.security.Security.insertProviderAt() in appletviewer

Charlie Lai (Charlie.Lai@Eng)
Fri, 6 Feb 1998 16:03:56 -0800 (PST)

From: Charlie.Lai@Eng (Charlie Lai)
Message-Id: <199802070003.QAA21262@angeles.eng.sun.com>
Subject: Re: java.security.Security.insertProviderAt() in appletviewer
To: mhogan@operation.dublin.iona.ie (Michael Hogan)
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 16:03:56 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19980203181340.01161018@eng-mail> from "Michael Hogan" at Feb 3, 98 06:13:40 pm

hi,

> The third party toolkit that I am using must be nominated as
> a security provider using java.security.Security.insertProviderAt().
> However, the appletviewer's security manager denies me the right to do this.
> Even if the applet is signed.

are you using JDK 1.1.5?
the appletviewer security manager actually allows you to do this
if the applet is signed. if the applet is unsigned, then you
should get the security exception.

perhaps the identity who signed the jar file isn't trusted
in your identity database?

thanks,
charlie