From d976a707aee072f673aaa67491e3129eb358a93a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: brutzman <brutzman@nps.edu>
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2025 23:40:25 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Security warnings in comments
---
examples/src/UdpExamples/MulticastUdpChatKeyboardSender.java | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/examples/src/UdpExamples/MulticastUdpChatKeyboardSender.java b/examples/src/UdpExamples/MulticastUdpChatKeyboardSender.java
index 79ad671630..1969e16236 100644
--- a/examples/src/UdpExamples/MulticastUdpChatKeyboardSender.java
+++ b/examples/src/UdpExamples/MulticastUdpChatKeyboardSender.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
* home network) even if one or both machines are connected via a
* <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network" target="_blank">Virtual Private Network (VPN)</a>.
*
- * Privacy note: this sender advertises your user name as part of the multicast packet message
+ * Privacy warning: this sender advertises your user name as part of the multicast packet message
*
* @author mcgredo
* @author brutzman@nps.edu
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public class MulticastUdpChatKeyboardSender
byte[] buffer = baos.toByteArray();
DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(buffer, buffer.length, group/*, DESTINATION_PORT*/);
+ // Security warning: this application reveals your user name
String userName = System.getProperty("user.name");
String newMessage = new String(); // from user via keyboard
--
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