**URGENT : signed applet still doesn't get full permissions**

Question

I've bought a Microsoft Authenticode certificate with which I signed a CAB file containing my class files...
On a client machine, the browser detects security stuff but even when one acknowledges, the applet still doesn't get the permission, for instance, to open a directory for reading... a SecurityException is thrown as if the applet was not signed.
Have I forgotten something or did another one wrong ?? Must I set the Security Manager to null ????
It's really urgent, so please reply asap !!!
Thanks,
R�gis Kuckaertz

Answer 1

Just signing the applet doesn't give it any permissions. You have to assert whatever permissions you want. For example:
import com.ms.security.*; // need dummy classes to compile for non-MS
// check if we are in the MS JVM
if (Class.forName("com.ms.security.PolicyEngine") != null)
    // Assert all Permissions
    PolicyEngine.assertPermission(PermissionID.SYSTEM);
catch (Throwable cnfe)
    System.out.println("Microsoft JVM permissions not asserted.");
    System.out.println(cnfe.getMessage());
}