Re: [Fed-Talk] JavaŠ again
Re: [Fed-Talk] JavaŠ again
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] JavaŠ again
- From: David Mueller <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:14:41 -0700
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] JavaŠ again
While this extension looks like a good idea -- basically a Safari version of
the popular NoScript extension for Firefox -- it doesn't address the
concerns being raised in this thread, as the problem is with Java.
http://java.com/en/download/faq/java_javascript.xml
- David
On 9/28/12 9:08 AM, "Tony Greiner" <email@hidden> wrote:
> I use the Safari plugin called Toggleable. It gives a list of all the Java
> scripts on each website and lets you allow specific ones or all, either
> temporarily (this session) or "permanently", though you can always reset
> settings and/or rules.
>
> http://javascript-blocker.toggleable.com
>
>
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> On Sep 28, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Joel Esler <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> That's what the behavior should be. Safari should ask you every time you
>> want to use Java.
>>
>>
>> On Sep 28, 2012, at 11:23 AM, David Mueller <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> Too bad Safari doesn't provide a whitelist, allowing users to say "disable
>>> Java on all but these sites", the way Firefox does for popup windows (a
>>> popup window whitelist would also be nice).
>>>
>>> One possibility would be to use the ClickToPlugin Safari extension:
>>>
>>> http://hoyois.github.com/safariextensions/clicktoplugin/
>>>
>>> This does feature a whitelist, so you could configure it to automatically
>>> enable Java for DTS, VPN, DCO, etc, and for all other sites the user would
>>> be required to click to allow the applet to load. I haven't tried it yet,
>>> but I do use the companion plugin ClickToFlash, which does the same thing
>>> but only for Flash. For now, I'm just taking the approach of disabling Java
>>> in Safari completely, and re-enabling it specifically when I need to use a
>>> site that is known to require Java.
>>>
>>> - David
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/28/12 6:26 AM, "Carib Mendez" <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>> We need it for DTS, Wide Area Work Flow, and most importantly our Juniper
>>>> VPN.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 27, 2012, at 10:16 PM, Todd Heberlein <email@hidden>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone still have Java enabled on their machines?
>>>>>
>>>>> Java Vulnerability Could Affect a Billion Macs and PCs
>>>>> http://gizmodo.com/5946551/java-vulnerability-could-affect-a-billion-macs-
>>>>> and
>>>>> -pcs
>>>>>
>>>>>> Every currently supported version of Java is vulnerable to a new exploit,
>>>>>> according to Adam Gowdiak, a security expert who is known for finding
>>>>>> Java
>>>>>> exploits. That could include up to a billion computers, according to
>>>>>> Oracle's instillation statistics.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> This bug appears to be more serious, and looks like it affects far more
>>>>>> users, including every single Mac running Snow Leopard or earlier, since
>>>>>> Java came bundled in OS X in those versions.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Todd
>>>>>
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