Oracle officially abandoning the Java browser plugin
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@boomzilla said:
software formerly known as Lync
Oh no, it's not going to turn itself into some sort of pathetic symbol, is it?Too late, I fear...
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That's not a problem, these days you can just go to the Unicode consortium and ask them to add whatever symbols you want.
Hey, we should see if we can get into unicode too.
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Could we get "GO AWAY FOX" (without the quote marks) added as a single character? That'd be a worthwhile emoji.
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What's actually "interesting" about it is that it uses java to start up but the actual vpn client is a regular shared library.
My employer uses the same product. On Windows (at least) Java is used to authenticate your host and to download/install the actual VPN client. But the connection itself is a standalone application/service that continues to run after quitting the browser session that launched it. (And yes, you can manually launch it and avoid the web page and Java altogether if you're so inclined.)
They really should be able to do away with Java if all they're doing is installing and running a native app. It seems to me that they could simply provide a (signed, of course) installer executable and just ask you to execute it.
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And yes, you can manually launch it and avoid the web page and Java altogether if you're so inclined.
Except that you need to be authenticated, right?
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@David_C said:
And yes, you can manually launch it and avoid the web page and Java altogether if you're so inclined.
Except that you need to be authenticated, right?
When launched directly, the app presents its own authentication questions (fetch user certificate, request password, etc.)
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Hmm, maybe that's a difference on Linux vs Windows. The native app on Linux is actually some 32 bit shared libs. Which means that the 64bit java I have installed won't launch them.
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Sadly, incorrect.
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Oh! One more java applet I use:
I guess this one would be fine changing to web start. It lets me log into servers (RDP, ssh) using a smart card. My customer started using it last year. Actually quite nice to not have to have passwords any more.