Is your organization looking to eliminate Java this year? If so, you’re not alone, many organizations are looking to eliminate all reliance on Java by the end of 2019. Especially in their business-critical applications, like their terminal emulator.
In the terminal emulation market, the move away from Java has been bubbling for some time. Historically, Java has been viewed as insecure, with a Veracode Study finding as many as 88% of Java applications containing at least one vulnerable component. As organizations became increasingly more security conscious and breaches became more widespread and damaging, many started to look for alternative solutions. In 2017/18, the decision was taken out of many organization’s hands. The majority of browsers, and Oracle stopped supporting the Java Applet.
Unfortunately, a number of organizations moved to alternative emulators that relied on Web Start, which Oracle have recently announced they will no longer be supporting. After this disruption, and with the consequences of a breach higher than ever, 2019 looks to be the year when most large organizations will eliminate Java entirely.
So, what are the Java-free alternatives for terminal emulation?
Browser based emulation has made incredible strides recently, becoming the obvious choice for organizations looking to remove Java reliance. There is no sacrifice, as zero-client web-based emulators like Jubilant Terminal Emulator are now out-performing their desktop counterparts in terms of speed and functionality. Pure HTML emulators like Jubilant Terminal Emulator do not require any applets or plugins on the device and provide the organization with maximum flexibility in terms of access devices and operating systems, without compromising functionality or security.
The centralized, server-based web applications can be secured and maintained to the highest standards. For example, Jubilant Terminal Emulator communications made between the server and host are made over a telnet connection secured by a SSL/TLS wrapper. All Jubilant Terminal Emulator communications made between the application server and the client are primarily conducted using Web Sockets and where this is not supported HTTPs is used.
- Supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v3.0 and TLS v1.0, v.1.2 and v1.3) encryption.
- Provides SSL authentication using digital client certificates, user generated as well as third party. Standard authentication technology is built into Jubilant Terminal Emulator.
- FIPS 140-2 Validated Cryptographic Module.
- Supports NT domain authentication / Active Directory / Azure Directory authentication.
- Supports multi-factor authentication
- Supports most off the shelf and proprietary IAM and SSO solutions with templates available for integration.
Jubilant offer a fully supported, free 30-day evaluation of the Jubilant Terminal Emulator.