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Comparing Java and .NET Security: Lessons Learned and Missed

Overview Many systems execute untrusted programs in Virtual Machines (VMs) to limit their access to system resources. Sun introduced the Java VM in 1995, primarily intended as a lightweight platform for execution of untrusted code inside web pages. More recently, Microsoft developed the .NET platform with similar goals. Both platforms share many design and implementation properties, but there are key differences between Java and .NET that have an impact on their security. This paper examines how .NET's design avoids vulnerabilities and limitations discovered in Java and discusses lessons learned (and missed) from experience with Java security.

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Publisher	University of Virginia	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2005
Format	White Papers
Topics	Java, .NET, Application Development

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