Applet Security Manager

[Joe O'Toole]

Hi

If I run an unsigned applet from the command prompt, will it use the same security manager as an unsigned applet downloaded from the internet?

Thanks
Joe

[Andrew Thompson]

Sun's appletviewer used to launch applets without a security manager, same as many IDEs do currently when launching an applet (using applet viewer). But the applet viewer built into the Oracle Java 6 SDK when launched from the command line, will sand-box applets.

[Joe O'Toole]

Thanks Andrew.

So in terms of the SCEA 5 exam, an unsigned applet loaded from the command prompt is NOT subject to the same restrictions as an unsigned applet loaded over the network?

Thanks
Joe

[Sunderam Goplalan]

I believe Andrew says that applets launched using the Java 6 Applet viewer WILL be subjected to the same restrictions as do applets loaded from over the network.