From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: AI, security, just wondering.
Date: 1998/11/10
Date: 1998-11-10T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <wccsofr88oq.fsf@world.std.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 36484B8C.84EEC61D@interact.net.au
Dizzy Casablanca <Dizzy@interact.net.au> writes:
> One last issue, - I have noticed that thre are compilers available to
> compile Java bytecode with Ada. My knowledge is admittedly limited, but
> I am wondering if this doesn't introduce additional security issues...
> can Ada compiled into Java class files do things which java could not
> itself do, and get around the limitations on applets in browsers ?
No. The Java Virtual Machine is supposed to deal with security in the
proper way. It doesn't matter where the byte codes come from (Java
compiler, Ada compiler, or some hacker putting in bits by hand). If
there are security holes, they're not the fault of the compiler that
produced the byte codes, or the language that's being compiled.
>...Or
> does the fact that ada is being used not change the security thing at
> all ?
Yes.
- Bob
--
Change robert to bob to get my real email address. Sorry.
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1998-11-11 0:00 AI, security, just wondering Dizzy Casablanca
1998-11-10 0:00 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
1998-11-10 0:00 ` Hans Marqvardsen
1998-11-12 0:00 ` Dale Stanbrough
1998-11-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1998-11-14 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-11-15 0:00 ` Niklas Holsti
1998-11-16 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
1998-11-17 0:00 ` Art Duncan
1998-11-15 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1998-11-10 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
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