Java applet can't open files under Safari 7 (Mac OS X 10.9)
We have a web app that uses Java applet to manipulate files on local disk. We develop it for quite a while and we already know all types with issues an applet may have with modern OS'es and browsers and latest Java versions and new security restrictions. Yesterday Apple rolled out its new Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks with new Safari browser (7.0). I tested our web app under Safari 7 / Mac OS X 10.9 just to find that Safari 7 (probably?) blocks access to local files from Java applet. Although the applet (signed with valid Thawte certificate, and with all security requirements specific to Java 7u45