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List:       firewalls-gc
Subject:    Re: firewalls & java applets...the race is on!
From:       Inno Eroraha <eroraha () tis ! com>
Date:       1997-09-10 11:26:39
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>LEARN TO SNEAK YOUR JAVA APPLETS BEHIND FIREWALLS
>
>Java applet security restrictions prevent users who sit behind a
>corporate firewall or proxy server and who use Netscape Navigator as
>their primary Web browser from making use of Java applets that
>connect back to the applet's originating server. At least until now.
>Read our latest Java Tip to find out how you can bypass these
>restrictions -- and identify the security risk the technique poses.
>
> http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip37.html

This loophole doesn't hold for a Gauntlet firewall that explicitly denies JAVA. 

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inno

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