CS 1520 Summer 2011

Demonstration of signed applets to give access to files and sockets

ImprovedChatApplet.java -- source file

chat-no.html jrchat-no.jar -- Running the applet normally -- access is denied and program freezes

chat-yes.html jrchat-yes.jar -- Running the applet via a signed .jar file -- if user accepts certificate applet can bypass the normal security restrictions of applets [Note: the server must be running for it to work properly]