Re: Question: How To Retrieve Images Using Sockets?

Marianne Mueller (mrm@eng.sun.com)
Mon, 17 Mar 1997 22:53:26 -0800

Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 22:53:26 -0800
Message-Id: <199703180653.WAA03617@puffin.eng.sun.com>
From: Marianne Mueller <mrm@eng.sun.com>
To: ayman@ttacs1.ttu.edu
Subject: Re: Question: How To Retrieve Images Using Sockets?

No, due to security constraints, downloaded applets cannot make socket
connections to any server other than the server they came from.

We are working on the infrastructure so that people will be able to
configure their system to allow more flexible security policies.

That is to say,

This will allow people to loosen security or tighten security, as made
sense for the installation. For example, certain applets, say those
from a particular CODEBASE or those signed by particular signers,
could be allowed to connect to servers all over. Or, don't allow
applets to make any socket connections, even to the server they came
from. (there are people who ask for this!)

Marianne