JDK-8057810 : New defaults for DSA keys in jarsigner and keytool
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: security-libs
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-09-08
  • Updated: 2018-02-08
  • Resolved: 2014-11-05
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Description
Now that we have added support for the SHA256withDSA algorithm and 2048-bit DSA keys in JDK 8, we should change jarsigner and keytool to make this the default sigalg/keysize for DSA keys.
Comments
sigalg for DSA changed again later. Release note is combined into JDK-8157389.
12-08-2017

Suggested release note: The default signature algorithms for DSA keys used in keytool and jarsigner are updated to SHA256withDSA. The key size for DSA keys used in keytool is updated to 2048 bits.
13-11-2014

Good point. Let me open another issue to add that as a requirement for JDK 9.
11-09-2014

I thought SHA256withDSA was not made default in jdk8 because it was not a Java SE requirement. Will it be for jdk9?
11-09-2014