h43048 s 00000/00000/00027 d D 1.4 96/06/27 09:28:18 mrm 5 4 c putback the fix this time e s 00000/00000/00027 d D 1.3 96/06/25 12:08:36 mrm 4 3 c fixed broken link e s 00003/00002/00024 d D 1.2 96/06/25 12:03:58 mrm 3 1 c fixed broken link e s 00000/00000/00000 d R 1.2 95/12/11 22:02:36 Codemgr 2 1 c SunPro Code Manager data about conflicts, renames, etc... c Name history : 2 1 sfaq/example/execTest.html c Name history : 1 0 people/mrm/sfaq/example/execTest.html e s 00026/00000/00000 d D 1.1 95/12/11 22:02:35 mrm 1 0 c date and time created 95/12/11 22:02:35 by mrm e u U f e 0 t T I 1 Java Security FAQ: Try to run another program I 3 E 3

Java Security FAQ: Try to run another program


Here's an applet that tries to run the UNIX program "cat" on the file "/etc/passwd":

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Conclusion:

An applet can't cause another program to start running on your underlying computer, unless you load that applet from your local computer, from a directory that is on your CLASSPATH.


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