Secure Binaries

Java Webstart can run with two different security levels: all-permissions and restricted. In all-permissions mode, programs are permitted to read and write files on disk, download content from the internet, record from your microphone, and many other things. While these abilities can make a program much more useful, they also provide the unscruplous programmer the ability to spy on or vandalize the user's computer. Naturally, many users are cautious about granting all-permissions to an unknown program.

As an alternative, you can run the program in restricted mode. This causes the Java engine to prevent a program from doing anything that could comprimise your system. Unfortunately, it also makes a program much less useful - particularly one which relies on loading documents from either the internet or disk in order to display them.

Fortunately, the security model does allow you to download files from the internet that originate on the same server as the web start program. So if you wish to demo the program without risking unkown software running on your system, you can use one of the below links with one of the special SVG files listed below.

Binaries

Run the SVG Viewer (no animation)

Run the SVG Player (animation)

SVG URLs that will work in secure mode

Just run the program, select File/Load URL, and then cut and paste one of these URLs into the input box.