nicro
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Q: Questions about Java SE 6

Would I be right that JAVA 8 from Oracle is the most secure version of Java but Java 6 SE from apple is also quite secure too? Am I also right that Java 6 SE will not show in system prefs if installed, that apple will always remove one version of Java from your machine completely before installing another, that by default Java 6 SE does not have a web mode unless you enable it through terminal and that Java 6 SE comes on everyone's machine but you have to enable it through terminal or download off apple.com, if you disable plugins in Safari then there is no way JAVA can be accessed, Chrome will not use JAVA not matter what you do and JAVA as a desktop app technology is totally fine from a security standpoint. Phew!

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), Java

Posted on Oct 5, 2016 11:31 AM

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Q: Questions about Java SE 6

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  • by JimmyCMPIT,

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Oct 5, 2016 11:38 AM in response to nicro
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    Oct 5, 2016 11:38 AM in response to nicro

    Apple Java 6 is both out-of-date an insecure, it is intended for applications that cannot run in newer Java versions.

     

    Oracle Java is for web hosted applications that require Java and is the most recent and addresses more recent security flaws inherent with Java.

     

    Apple Java 2015 is for applications that are not web hosted

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Oct 5, 2016 11:43 AM in response to nicro
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    Oct 5, 2016 11:43 AM in response to nicro

    Some answers - Java 8 is more secure than 6 because it has been updated more recently. A lot of people need Java 6 for legacy applications and while not as secure as 8, it is somewhat secure. Java 6 has to be downloaded from Apple's website. It isn't pre-installed.

  • by nicro,

    nicro nicro Oct 5, 2016 12:59 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Oct 5, 2016 12:59 PM in response to Eric Root

    Thanks Eric, am I right that Apple Java SE 6 only works for desktop applications and not web apps? If that's the case then it should be fairly safe to instal I would have thought as the vulnerabilities are with online use.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Oct 6, 2016 11:36 AM in response to nicro
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    Oct 6, 2016 11:36 AM in response to nicro

    You are welcome. Not 100% sure, but newer designed applications on the web would probably require Java 8.