JNLP applications are like standard Java applets in that access to the application begins in a Web browser, and the JNLP can be confined to a secure "sandbox" on the client machine.

As more and more platforms enable Java, the real solution should be launching Java with JNLP (Java Network Launch Protocol). Designing an application to support JNLP is just as easy as using VNCj.

Java Web Start can make deploying Java apps a breeze, but it may prevent those apps from accessing needed resources. Find out how to use Java Network Launching Protocol and application signing to ...

Update OS X to ensure Java security Apple's latest updates include fixes to prevent Java applet execution that may occur even with the plug-in disabled.