Bug ID: JDK-6943522 Failed to launch any signed application on 6u19 when cache is disabled

Type: Bug
Component: deploy
Sub-Component: webstart
Affected Version: 6u10,6u20

Priority: P2
Status: Resolved
Resolution: Fixed
OS: linux,windows_xp
CPU: x86

Submitted: 2010-04-13
Updated: 2010-11-04
Resolved: 2010-05-05

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JDK 6
6u21 b04Fixed

FULL PRODUCT VERSION :


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
If the java cache is turned off, the signed webstart application failed to launch


ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
NullPointerException

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
any signed webstart application
---------- END SOURCE ----------

Release Regression From : 6u10
The above release value was the last known release where this 
bug was not reproducible. Since then there has been a regression.

EVALUATION This is caused by missing null point check in j2se java.util.jar.jarVerifier class, both j2se and deploy workspace will add the check for fixing.

20-04-2010

Duplicate :	JDK-6945155 - Running jnlp causes npe when Java cache disabled
Duplicate :	JDK-6957031 - Webstart fails to launch self-signed jar when java cache is disabled
Relates :	JDK-6940842 - NPE in mapSignersToCodeSource when not caching files locally