Re: problem: security using IDE's appletviewer

bH wrote:

> That said, I have looked at Canadian Mind Products
>  > P words > policy
> 
> The instructions  say to use:
> 
> grant {
> permission java.security.AllPermission;
> };
> 
> I have added these lines above but now there is an error at
>  compile time for this applet:
>  <identifier> expected (obviously after the word "grant")

Read the rest of Roedy's page.  Especially the part where he tells you 
that the policy file is outside of your program.

<quote>
Where are the policy files?
Exactly how many policy files you have and where they are is controlled 
by settings in the C:\Program 
Files\java\jre1.6.0_06\lib\security\java.security or C:\Program 
Files\Java Web Start\java.security. The Opera browser has its own policy 
file at C:\Program Files\Opera\cl*****\Opera.policy.

The default is to have:

    1. a single system-wide policy file J:\Program 
Files\java\jdk1.6.0_06\jre\lib\security\java.policy in the 
java.home\lib\security directory.
    2. a user-specific policy file user.home/.java.policy, e.g. 
"C:\Do***ents and Settings\%username%\.java.policy". In Vista, look in 
"C:\Users\%username%\.java.policy".
</quote>


>       //ioStream = getImage(getCodeBase(),
>       // "image/JBsm.JPG" );
>       //above line works with both the IE browser page
>       // and applet viewer
>       ioStream = getImage(getCodeBase(),
> "file:/C:/JBsm.JPG" );
>       //above line works with the Browser page but fails
>       //using the applet viewer

Realistically, this isn't going to work.  No one but you is going to 
edit their own policy files.  Make this image into a resource, and use 
getResourceAsStream().  That's the correct way to package extra files 
with an applet.