> I'm a bit put off by the wording of a certificate acceptance dialog
> asking me to OK it.
>
> The file storage and sharing website box.net has a feature that uses a
> Java applet to allow you to drag-n-drop files from your finder onto
> their window for upload to your box on their site. When the applet
> loads you get a pretty standard-looking dialog asking you to trust a
> certificate. I was ready to give it my OK except it says:
>
> "Click Trust to run this applet and allow it unrestricted access to your
> computer. Click Don't trust to run this applet with standard Java
> restrictions."
>
> That phrase "unrestricted access" is what scares me. I wouldn't give my
> best friend unrestricted access to my computer, so I'm sure not gonna
> give it to a commercial website that specializes in file sharing! So I
> went with "don't trust" with standard Java restrictions, and the
> drag-n-drop feature did not work.
>
> 1. What is "unrestricted access" in this context?

> 2. What are "standard Java restrictions"?