Certificates and Signed Applets
With appropriately marked applets...
JDKTM 1.1 now provides a way to sign applets using certifcates
HotJava recognizes signed applets
Certificates can be obtained from sources such
as VeriSign
Certificates identify the applet signer
Signed applets can be thought of as
shrink-wrapped software
... a user can grant more permissions

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