Thanks for your response,
The applet worked with the browser.Actually, I was working on the user.home
'.java.policy' file but when I granted the permission in
java.home '.java.policy' file it worked.
Thanks again
Ann.
>From: Kitching Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Applet policy files (was RE:Please Help: Tomcat.policy files
>(security issue))
>Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:04:19 +0200
>
>Ann,
>
>The only thing I can suggest is that security policy files have an
>optional CODEBASE url in them, which says what hosts the
>policy file applies to.
>
>From memory, the policy file goes
>
>grant [url-list ]
>{
> permission1;
> permission2;
>}
>
>perhaps if you omit the url list, then the grant
>statement only applies to localhost, ie perhaps
>you should try something like:
>
>grant http://mytomcathost.hotmail.com
>{
> permission1;
> permission2;
>}
>
>to tell the jvm that the permissions apply to
>anything downloaded from the specified host.
>
>The jdk's documentation directory contains
>information on how java2 policy files work,
>including definitions for stuff like this.
>
>Good luck,
>
>Simon
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ann patil [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 10:55 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Please Help: Tomcat.policy files (security issue)
> >
> > Hi,
> > The (a) option is what I am trying to do ie. loading an applet from
> > tomcat,then trying to use that applet to communicate to some other
> > computer for database connection.Yes, I did create a .java.policy
> > (security)
> > file to grant permission to the applet to connect other
> > computer that works fine when I run the applet from appletviewer in
> > (jdk1.3)
> > but when I run the applet in the browser it gives me it gives
> > me 'java.security.AccessControlException:access
> > denied(java.net.SocketPermission test resolve)' error in the java plugin
> > console.
> >
> > Maybe you never tried this but, if you have the slightest idea or any
> > suggestions that would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Ann.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Kitching Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Subject: RE: Please Help: Tomcat.policy files (security issue)
> > >Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 10:59:56 +0200
> > >
> > >Hi Ann,
> > >
> > >I didn't quite understand your problem description.
> > >
> > >I'll have a go at guessing the solution, but if this
> > >isn't what you were looking for, you may need to
> > >post your question again after rewriting it a bit..
> > >
> > >I think that you are either:
> > >(a) loading an applet from tomcat, then trying
> > >to use that applet to communicate to some other
> > >computer, or
> > >(b) loading an applet from some webserver, then
> > >using that applet to talk to a servlet running
> > >within tomcat.
> > >
> > >In either case, special java security permissions
> > >will be needed to allow the applet to make
> > >the outbound connection (because applets
> > >are only allowed to talk to the serving host
> > >by default).
> > >
> > >However, **this is nothing to do with tomcat at all**.
> > >
> > >The security permissions you need are for the
> > >applet, not the webserver. As far as I know (I've
> > >never done this) you need to build a jar file for the
> > >applet, including a security permissions file that
> > >grants permission to create sockets, then sign
> > >this jar file.
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >Simon
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ann patil [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 12:37 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Please Help: Tomcat.policy files (security issue)
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I am using Tomcat 1.3 and JDK1.3 on win98.I am developing a web
> > > > application using servlets,jsp and applets.In my case I have to make
> > the
> > > > applet connect to the host other than the one that originates it.I
>am
> > > > using policytool.exe to create the .policy files.I created a
> > >.java.policy
> > > > file in user.home and granted java.net.SocketPermission.The
> > appletviewer
> > > > allows my applet to connect to the host other than the one that
> > >originates
> > > >
> > > > it in jdk1.3.But when I run the applet through tomcat
> > > > example: http://localhost:8080/abc I get 'java.net.SocketPermission
> > test
> > > > resolve)' error.I also tried creating Tomcat.policy file with the
> > > > permissions and started tomcat with 'startup -security' command but
> > the
> > > > result was the same.
> > > >
> > > > Can anybody please help me run this applet through Tomcat.
> > > >
> > > > How do I tell Tomcat to use the Tomcat.policy file for security
>check.
> > > >
> > > > This is very urgent.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Ann
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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