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| Class properties: | EQUAL, NO_SUBSET, PROPER_SUBSET, SIGNED_APPLET_DBNAME, TEMP_FILENAME, theDebugLevel | |||
| Class methods: | checkPrivilegeEnabled(), checkPrivilegeGranted(), disablePrivilege(), enablePrivilege(), enableTarget(), getMyPrincipals(), getPrivilegeManager(), getSystemPrincipal(), revertPrivilege() | |||
| Object methods: | disablePrivilege(), enablePrivilege(), getPrivilegeTableFromStack() | |||
Because the Netscape security model is based on the Java security model, the Netscape browser requests its privileges through the Java mechanisms. These are encapsulated in a class that you can access from inside JavaScript.
The downside of this is that there is no meaningful value returned when the request is made. If the request for a privilege is denied, the error causes a Java exception, which is difficult to trap from JavaScript. It is possible that more recent browser versions will support an exception-handling mechanism.
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