[JDEV] JabberApplet supports 1.4 groupchat

Tom Jackson tom at zmbh.com
Thu Oct 18 12:52:45 CDT 2001


Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 11:42:47AM -0400, Tony Rice wrote:
> > Can this java applet client work with a jabber server running somewhere
> > other than the web server where the applet is served up from?
> 
> Eighter you install a simple relay on the Server (or a distributed coponent
> of the server), or yo have to sign the applet to allow it to connect to
> aribitary Addresses. This is a Java Applet Limitation for Security.

Is it possible for the jabberApplet to use the Browser's ssl
authentication?

Browsers have built in trust for the major Cert Authorities. Can an
applet use some api call to get a yes/no on a certificate obtained
through the applet's own connection to a jabber server using ssl?

--Tom Jackson



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