Article:		Java Sketchbook: Getting Started with Java Web Start
Subject:		No, that's not how it works
Date:		2005-08-11 19:33:57
From:		danielmd
Response to: No, that's not how it works
Your mistake is to think that the security model can't be breached (it has been in the past and there are no doubts that it will be in the future), and sandboxes contrary to popular believe do not fix all security problems. Just like it is breached on native Operating Systems. You accept the reality you are given and can't see past that, if you ever worked in a security lab, or contacted with the security community, you would have known first hand that the java sandbox model has been compromised several times, fortunately nothing very serious ever escaped to the wild, and fixes have always been fast. I worked as a security consultant for 2 years, and i have seen what an exploited applet can do. You really should read this: http://www.securingjava.com/chapter-five/ Security the greatest illusion of all :) it is amazing, people really think that java security can't be breached, simply amazing. Have you learned nothing from Start Wars? Anakin turned Bad ;-) Trust can be a terrible thing.