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ENV00-EX2: Oracle has deprecated the use of unsigned applets, and will cease to support them soon. Applets that are signed have traditionally been run with full privileges. Since Java 1.7.0 update 25, Oracle has provided mechanisms to allow applets to be signed, and yet run without full permissions. This enables applets that are today unsigned to continue to run in a security sandbox, despite being signed. Signing an applet that runs with restricted privileges under versions of Java at least as recent as update 25 constitutes an exception to this rule. For more information consult the see Signed Java Applet Security Improvements on the CERT/CC blog.
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