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Unsigned Java Web Start seems the most secure

Unsigned Java Web Start seems the most secure

Posted Nov 26, 2003 8:14 UTC (Wed) by dvdeug (subscriber, #10998)
In reply to: Unsigned Java Web Start seems the most secure by MarkSwanson
Parent article: The upcoming security fight

There are many forms of sandboxing that are just as secure as JWS, but without the speedhit of interpreted code. There are many that are more secure; if a program has internet access, it can be a jumping point for an attack on another system.


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Unsigned Java Web Start seems the most secure

Posted Nov 26, 2003 20:56 UTC (Wed) by MarkSwanson (guest, #9328) [Link]

You say there are others, but why don't you name any?

Inquiring minds would like to know:
1. Name one that is as secure.
2. Name one that is more secure.

Perhaps I left things too open-ended. F.E. I don't consider the chroot
environment (or the capabilities settings Linux provides) as usable for
the masses as they require too much work to set up.

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