EcmaScript might not, but I'm pretty sure that HTTP does. Is there a browser/OS combo out there nowadays that WON'T offer to install a certificate in a well-known format? Even cUrl has certificate support.
Personally, I think that web devs should be legally obliged to download at least 10% of their content using cUrl. We'd lose the most painful redirect chains in a week, and halve the burden on mobile broadband networks as a result (yes, t.co and bit.ly, I'm looking straight at you!) On 4 September 2012 22:16, Ryan Schipper <[email protected]> wrote: > Java applets are also used in Australia to access the Tax Office and other > departments online services using digital certificates. > > I worked in the responsible team for 5 years. For obvious reasons I can't > discuss in detail. That said, its hard to refute that implementing a single > Java applet is a lot more cost effective than developing and maintaining > native add-ons (or plugins) for two platforms and six different browsers. > > As far as I know, the EcmaScript standard doesn't define an interface for > x.509 / pkcs#11. If it did, there would be significantly fewer applets in > the world. Mind you, people would then ring up and complain when their key > store doesn't persist between browsers (due to a lack of CAPI / Keychain > integration). > > =) > > > On Wednesday, September 5, 2012, Casper Bang wrote: > >> Unfortunately the same applies in Denmark, where it's needed even to log >> in. To make things worse, its primary purpose seems to be to be able to >> bootstrap unknown lazily-loaded code and use JNI to launch native stuff. >> *Head down in embarrassment* >> >> On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 10:30:06 AM UTC+2, Jim Cheesman wrote: >>> >>> They're still used for things like browser-based digital signing, at >>> least here in Spain. The official ID card (which everyone over 16 is >>> legally obliged to possess) includes a digital certificate (actually 2) for >>> access to government services online. This is commonly implemented using a >>> Java applet. (OK, the access doesn't require an applet, but signing any >>> official request does.) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:39:53 UTC+2, Jon Kiparsky wrote: >>>> >>>> I thought applets had died out years ago... >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 5:36 PM, phil swenson <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> That's a great solution. Kill Applets/JWS. Maybe they could put >>>>> those resources into something useful. They lost the UI wars (esp in the >>>>> browser) many years ago. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Puybaret <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The most weird thing is that Oracle didn't communicate on its web >>>>>> site about his issue yet. :-( >>>>>> Do they want to kill Applets and JWS or what? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
