JDK-6606272 : Browser helper object for new Java Plug-In
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 6u5
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2007-09-18
  • Updated: 2010-04-04
  • Resolved: 2007-10-31
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JDK 6
6u10Resolved
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6622332 - Initial integration of new Java Plug-In
Relates :  
JDK-6606277 - Control panel work for new Java Plug-In
Description
A new browser helper object is needed for the new Java Plug-In. It
needs to perform the registry key settings and other cleanups that are
done by the current ssv.dll. It needs to link up jp2iexp.dll as the
DLL supporting all of the class IDs for which ssv.dll is currently
registered. On Windows Vista it will need to have support for
launching a high-integrity broker process to clean up old copies of
the Firefox plugin that were installed into the global Mozilla plugins
directory.
Comments
EVALUATION This bug is being marked as a duplicate of 6622332 for bookkeeping purposes and does not need to be re-verified independently. In the case of a regression please file a new bug.
31-10-2007
SUGGESTED FIX http://analemma.sfbay.sun.com/net/jano2/export2/hotspot/users/kbr/webrevs/mjre/6606270_6606271_6606272_partial_6607511_installer/
30-09-2007
EVALUATION This set of changes adds support to the installer for the new Java Plug-In. The Makefiles have been modified to build either the old or new plugin into the "unused_plugin" subdirectory depending on the contents of make/plugin/common/DefaultPluginConfig.gmk. Currently the new plugin is being built by default for testing purposes. The registry-related code run by the installer (RegInstall.cpp) has been modified to register the new plugin if it is enabled by default. A new light-weight browser helper object, jp2ssv.dll, has been added which performs the registry key redirection done by the old ssv.dll as well as the cleanup of old Java Plug-Ins out of the Mozilla plugins directory. It redirects all of the static and family CLSIDs to the new Java Plug-In's jp2iexp.dll, and this code has been modified to deal with arbitrary CLSIDs coming in for instantiation. More work is needed to provide full SSV support in the new plugin. An associated broker process, jp2ssvbroker.exe, has been added which elevates to either medium or high integrity to help with this work, depending on the kind of work needed. Shared code from the old ssv.dll has been placed in the ssv_common directory; more refactorings between the old and the new SSV DLLs will be done in a subsequent putback. A small custom launcher, jp2launcher.exe, has been added for Windows Vista which is registered as a broker process by the installer on this platform. This launcher performs the necessary argument validation to prevent other IE plugins from escaping the low integrity sandbox, and then executes javaw.exe. The installer has been modified to register all of the above new DLLs and executables in the appropriate ways, and to unregister them during uninstallation. Currently if the new plugin is the default, then during installation it will register jp2ssv.dll as a browser helper object and unregister ssv.dll. Once the Java Control Panel work for switching between the old and new plugins is done, both of these browser helper objects will be registered simultaneously, and one or the other will be disabled depending on the toggle value in the control panel. Tested with installation and uninstallation of bundles, and execution of applets in IE, on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Verified using regedit that registry keys are cleaned up as expected during uninstallation. Verified that signed applets continue to be fully functional on Windows Vista with the new plugin.
30-09-2007