Re: [Fed-Talk] Apple security update policy, Java
Re: [Fed-Talk] Apple security update policy, Java
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Apple security update policy, Java
- From: David Mueller <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:01:51 -0700
Defense Travel System requires Java in the browser to handle CAC digital signatures using DBsign. This was an improvement over what they used previously, which was a Windows app version of DBsign, thus DTS was unusable on non-Windows systems.
- David
On Oct 16, 2013, at 10:42 AM, William Cerniuk wrote:
> I can think of only one VA website that requires Java and in all reality, it should not. There are a small handful badly built installers that require Java on the Mac that I can think of… Most everything that requires Java exists on servers (or should) that I can think of.
>
> So short of using that one VA website, I disable Java in Safari unilaterally and frequently uninstall after using it for that website.
>
> Any killer Java apps out there that makes you keep Java on your workstation ? On my server, yes. For development, sure. For the normal user?
>
> --
> R/Wm.
>
> ph: 703.594.7616
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>
> On 16-Oct-2013, at 13:02, Todd Heberlein <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Just a data point. Nothing really new.
>>
>> How long Apple supports an OS version with updates is a frequent topic, in part because Apple (AFAIK) doesn’t explicitly say. The general rule of thumb has been the current_version and (current_version - 1), which would mean Mountain Lion and Lion right now.
>>
>> So I did enjoy seeing the article below, where Snow Leopard is still getting at least some security updates.
>>
>> Java for Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion updated over security
>> http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/10/15/apple.provided.update.fixes.issues.uninstalls.the.old.apple.java.applet.plug.in/
>>
>>
>> Todd
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