> I had a project need to let java applet to access local file through
> general browser(netcape and IE).
> I use the mechanism "Sign Applet" from
> "http://java.sun.com/security/signExample/". I noticed that this mechanism
> is not supported by netscape and IE(At the beginning of this page). But,
> I have run the Signed Applet(the Example from the page) successfully
> on Netscape on Unix once. I never run it on Windows Nt and also I can not
> run it on Unix anymore.
> Could you please tell me if the Sign Applet is supported by Netscape/IE or
> not ? Is there other mechanism that allow Applet access local file on the
> general browser(Netscape or IE)?
IE and Netscape browsers use different security models.
In order to use the JDK security model in your
IE or Netscape browser, you have to use the Plug-in.
Please see
http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/
and
http://java.sun.com/security/signExample
(section: "Running signed applets with the Java Plug-in")
for more details.
Jan