From: Wes Groleau <wwgrol@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com>
Subject: Re: DII COE bars Ada -> Java compilation
Date: 2000/04/07
Date: 2000-04-07T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <38EDE91D.C6A9EC19@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8cfg7m$qbd$1@nnrp1.deja.com
> > .... such compilers may inadvertently bypass intended Java security
> > features."
> >
> > Is this a legitimate concern? I can kinda see how it might be, since
>
> I should hope not. If the security is built into the language rather
> than into the virtual machine, then anyone could bypass the security
> just by writing themselves a program in "bytecode assembly".
And in fact, one security report I read described a security hole that
could be exploited by a byte-code assembler but which was prevented by
a "correct" Java compiler.
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Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-04-05 0:00 DII COE bars Ada -> Java compilation Marc A. Criley
2000-04-05 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-05 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-04-05 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-04-07 0:00 ` Wes Groleau [this message]
2000-04-07 0:00 ` swhalen
2000-04-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-14 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
2000-04-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Marc A. Criley
2000-04-07 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
2000-04-07 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
2000-04-07 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
2000-04-19 0:00 ` Robert Munck
2000-04-19 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
2000-04-20 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
2000-04-20 0:00 ` Hal Hawley
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