Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:38:03 -0700
From: Jiro Ibuki <jiroibuki@geocities.com>
To: java-security@java.sun.com
Subject: Loading a JAR file in a Parent DirectoryIn
With JDK 1.1, a JAR file StepTest.zip stored in the parent directory
can be read with an ARCHIVE clause in the APPLET tag specified as
<APPLET CODE = "QuickSortHApp.class" ARCHIVE = "../StepTest.zip" ...
However, this ARCHIVE clause causes an error with JDK 1.2:
java.security.AccessControlException: access denied
(java.io.FilePermission
/nfs/stak/a4/classes/cs/minoura/cs162/javaProgs1.2/StepTest.zip read)
. . .
at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(Compiled Code)
at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(Compiled Code)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$3.run(URLClassLoader.java:403)
. . .
I could not find any description on this topic on Tutorial Web pages.
Thank you for any help.