[ale] how to disable java on browser while keeping it on your system

[allen at ua.edu (Beddingfield, Allen)]

Maybe looking at IBM's java implementation would be an option for you?  It
is the default on SUSE, and works fine for me.  The only time I have had
to swap it out for Sun/Oracle's is when our app dev team writes something
that specifically needs it.  For general use, the IBM one works well
enough.

Allen B.

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Allen Beddingfield
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The University of Alabama




On 12/3/12 9:06 AM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)"
<atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

>Hi guys,
>
>As you may know, the Java system from Oracle (formerly Sun) just keeps
>popping up with more and more major security holes which can be quite
>dangerous.  There have been so many that I have just removed Java from
>my Windows systems.  I haven't totally figured out how to remove it from
>my Linux systems.  If a site needs Java, I generally just move on.
>However, there are a few Java applications I want to run.  On the latest
>Security Now  podcast, Steve mentioned the following link, which tells
>how to disable the Java plugin in the browser while still leaving it on
>your system.  I may try to do something like that.  I thought you'd like
>to see it.
>
>http://krebsonsecurity.com/how-to-unplug-java-from-the-browser/
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Ron
>
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