| Decisions regarding the deployment of mobile code within organizational information systems are based on the potential for the code to cause damage to the system if used maliciously.
Mobile code technologies include but are not limited to: Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, PDF, Postscript, Shockwave movies, Flash animations, and VBScript. Usage restrictions and implementation guidance apply to both the selection and use of mobile code installed on organizational servers and mobile code downloaded and executed on individual workstations.
DoDI 8552.01 policy pertains to the use of mobile code technologies within DoD information systems.
Applications utilizing mobile code must meet policy requirements regarding the deployment, and/or use of mobile code. |
