OCF and Browser Applets - Frequently Asked Questions

Background and legal details

• Getting Started With Browser Applets

  • 1: How to start developing Java Applets for Web Browsers

  • 2: What Browser and/or Java Virtual Machine to choose

  • 3: How to grant permission rights for the applet?

  • 4: I've got an "ERROR: Can't start applet" under Netscape or IE

• References Section

  • 5: What are the references for using OCF into web applets?

  • 6: What are some references on security in applets?

• Applet HOW-TO Section

  • 7: What are the steps for using a Java 1.2.x VM (Plugin)?

  • 8: What are the steps for using a Netscape Communicator 4.x VM?

  • 9: How do I specify the multiple jar files needed for my applet?

• "Java Plugin" Related Issues

  • 10: I've got an "access denied" error on OpenCard.loaderClassName

  • 11: I've got an "access denied" error on SystemAccess.getProperty

  • 12: I've got a "NoClassDefFoundError" error for the javax/comm/CommPortIdentifier class

  • 13: JDK1.2 Plugin vs javax.comm: the "name can't be null" problem in applets.

  • 14: I've got an "access denied" error on java.io.FilePermission

  • 15: I've got a "NoClassDefFoundError" error on the CommDriver class

  • 16: I've got a "NoClassDefFoundError" error on the CardTerminalException class

• "Netscape VM" Related Issues

  • 17: I've got a "Cannot find class" error on the CommDriver class

  • 18: I've got an "UnsatisfiedLinkError" error on the loadLibrary()

  • 19: I've got an "AppletSecurityException: security.checklink: Serial" error

  • 20: I've got a "Problem during driver pre-creation:security.checkread" error

  • 21: I've got a "property file not found" error

  • 22: I've got a "security.checkpropsaccess.key" error in 'clinit'

• "IE VM" Related Issues

  • 23: Can I use the IE Java VM (i.e., J++) to access Smartcards?

  • 24: When using the IE JVM where must I put the Comm files?

• Appendix

  • 25: Example of Plugin policy file on Linux

Last updated: June 07, 2001
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