David Van Couvering wrote:
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I have to be honest I really hate the UI for Java security. The policy
file is so arcane. Does anyone know if there is a nice UI that runs on
top of a java security policy file that makes it easier to manage it?
Hi David,
At least with Suns distributions, you get the 'policytool' UI. Don't
know if other vendors provide a similar tool.
I won't judge whether it is nice or not, but at least you avoid many
spelling and syntax errors. It has a list of built-in permissions, and
you can select permissions from a pull-down menu or enter them yourself.
As a side note, using the policytool on our default policy file
(functionTests/util/derby_tests.policy) does not work. If you try to
open it you get a MalformedURLException because the codebase
specifications does not include a protocol. I suppose the protocol is
part of the variables expanded into the policy file (for instance
'derbytesting.codejar').
If all codebases are specified using the file:// protocol, we could
consider changing the variables in the policy file to exclude the
protocol and instead "hardcode" it.
--
Kristian
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