Monday, January 21, 2013

Java Security Mess, Examined

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Posted By safetysw:
"Just another reason to never use Java for anything that needs to be safe and/or secure. Not enough thought and care is taken when designing code in any language and starting with a language that while extremely useful but is fundamentally flawed only makes matters worse!"
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