Re: DII COE bars Ada -> Java compilation

[swhalen@netcom.com]

Wes Groleau <wwgrol@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> wrote:

:> > .... 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.

I suspect this same "security expert" would also say your house was
safe if burglars would use only "approved" breaking and entering tools
<g>.

Steve

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