Javascript

• No relation to Java
• Interpreted inside the browser
• Browser and its limited runtime environment act as a sandbox
• Security problems

• Show pop-up windows
• Access the history file
• Read directory contents
• Trick user to send files by email to untrusted sources
• Violate firewall security policies (e.g. by recreating an applet tag)

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