Using With Third-Party Browser Extensions - McDATA Eclipse 2640 SAN Administration And Configuration Manual

Using with Third-Party Browser Extensions

NOTE: Alternatively, for either operating system, you may instead edit
the.java.policy file (note different name, with period in front) in the user's
home directory. For Windows XP, the directory would be C:\Documents and
Settings\<login-name>.
To grant clipboard access, follow these instructions:
1. Add the following lines at the beginning or end of the policy file
to enable clipboard access for ALL Java applets:
grant {permission java.awt.AWTPermission "accessClipboard";};
CAUTION
The security risks in granting clipboard access to all applets are:
• An applet could read the clipboard contents and send them
to a remote server. If you have recently cut and pasted
sensitive information, this could be a privacy risk.
• A malicious or malfunctioning applet could fill the system
clipboard with very large amounts of data, consuming
available disk space on your system.
2. Add these lines to the policy file to limit clipboard access to
Element Manager only:
grant codeBase "http://<ip-address-or-hostname>/top/*"
{permission java.awt.AWTPermission "accessClipboard";};
where <ip-address-or-hostname> is the address or DNS name
used in the web browser for the SAN Router. You must repeat the
lines above for each SAN Router in your network.
3. Restart your web browser to read the new policy file.
In some cases, the Element Manager cannot be started from a web
browser when a third-party browser extension prevents the JRE
plug-in from loading Element Manager.
If Element Manager cannot start, disable third-party extensions.
Internet Explorer 6.0 allows you to enable or disable third-party
extension support.
Tips on using the Element Manager
Configuring System Basics
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