Re: Signing Java2 applets

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From: Gallant, Michel [FITZ2:8M72:EXCH...
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 17:10

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Keene Hammond wrote:

> I have successfully signed many applets granting them universal connect.
> There are two thing you should consider;
> 1. The code signing certificates from verisign are browser specific; for
> Internet Explorer or for Netscape not either or.

Not exactly ... depending on the code-signing certificate issuer, the
SAME certificate may be used for BOTH browsers; Thawte offers
such a certificate (or used to). The idea is you import the cert into
IE, export it as a pkcs#12 secure file object (containing your public
certificate AND private key, password protected), and then import
it into your Netscape browser security manager interface. Then, you
can sign code with IE (using signcode etc..) or Netscape (using signtool).
Examples of this are at:
  http://home.istar.ca/~neutron/java.html
Cheers,
 -- Mitch


>
> 2. When you grant the "privilege" it is only valid in that context and it
> goes out of scope and the "privilege" is lost.

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