Do I have to worry about security issues with ParaChat Rooms?

Problem:

Do I have to worry about security issues with ParaChat rooms?

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Solution:

ParaChat is a 100% Java application. By its nature, the Java applet is very
secure. An applet runs in a "sandbox" inside a browser, where no file operation
is allowed. Nor can an applet read or write files, and this eliminates the vast
majority of security problems that exist on the Internet today.

Additionally, an applet cannot open a network connection other than with the
originating host server. For example, the applet HTML uses a codebase URL from
which the Java class files are downloaded directly:



In this case, the applet can only open a connection to host7.parachat.com - which is
owned and operated by ParaChat. This is very restrictive, and it provides even
more security. There are also "signed applets", which present a higher security
risk. Although some other chat software's utilize signed applets, ParaChat does
not.

For more information about security and Java applications, please visit Sun
Microsystem's Java web site at http://java.sun.com/sfaq/ (Note #1, #2, #8, and
#11).