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  2. JDK-6569795

Don't present security dialog for Sun-signed binaries

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        ###@###.### and others recently proposed that to improve the user experience we should consider not presenting the security warning dialog boxes for Sun-signed binaries and standard extensions. Many users are scared off by such warning boxes. While there might be a slight security or publicity risk in doing this, it probably isn't any worse than what would happen if we had a security hole in a signed product which the user explicitly accepted.

        If we do this then we should consider instituting a program by which third parties could have their binaries signed by Sun (also suggested by ###@###.###).

              dgu Dennis Gu (Inactive)
              kbr Kenneth Russell (Inactive)
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