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'''Java Embedding Plugin''' ('''JEP''') enables [[Java (Sun)|Java]] on [[Mac OS X]] with non-[[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] [[web browser|browser]]s. This [[Plug-in (computing)|plugin]] is shipped with [[Firefox]] 1.5 on, and all recent versions of [[SeaMonkey]] and [[Camino (web browser)|Camino]].<ref name="readme">{{cite web|url=https://javaplugin.sourceforge.net/Readme.html|title=Java Embedding Plugin Readme |publisher=Steven Michaud|date=March 10, 2010|accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref>

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The latest released version, 0.9.7.5, requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher.<ref name="readme" />

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'''Java Embedding Plugin''' (JEP) enables [[Java (Sun)|Java]] on [[Mac OS X]] with non [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] browsers. Now comes shipped with Firefox 3.x.

== History ==

Currently newest version: 0.9.7.3

Originally for the [[PowerPC]] based Macs, a port to [[Intel]] [[x86]] was needed.<ref name="cnet">{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029694,39195748,00.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070811083207/http://news.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029694,39195748,00.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2007|title=Firefox for Intel Macs set for March|publisher=cnet|date=Jan 16, 2006|accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref>

Version 0.9.6.1 had a security vulnerability that allowed remote attackers to crash the browser.<ref name="uscert">{{cite web|url=http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB07-155.html|title=Cyber Security Bulletin SB07-155|publisher=www.us-cert.gov|date=May 28, 2007|accessdate=May 7, 2010|archive-date=May 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503122327/http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB07-155.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== See also ==

{{Portal|Computer programming}}

*[[Java (Sun)|Java]]

*[[MacFlash OS Xplugin]]

==References==

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==External links==

* [http://javaplugin.sourceforge.net http://javaplugin.sourceforge.net] homepage

* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/javaplugin/ sourceforge.net] project site

* [http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23790 the latest version of the plugin], it does not seem to be easily available on the sourceforge site

[[Category:Free web browsers]]

[[Category:Mac OS XMacOS web browsers]]

[[Category:Mozilla Firefox]]

[[Category:Java platform]]

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