JDK-7152121 : Krb5LoginModule no longer handles keyTabNames with "file:" prefix
Type:Bug
Component:security-libs
Sub-Component:java.security
Affected Version:8
Priority:P4
Status:Closed
Resolution:Fixed
OS:generic
CPU:generic
Submitted:2012-03-08
Updated:2013-09-12
Resolved:2012-09-05
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In JDK 6, one can specify keyTab="file:/etc/krb5/krb5.tab" for Krb5LoginModule in a JAAS login config file. In JDK 7, we rewrote the keytab codes and this is not supported anymore.