JDK-6972165 : Relax the jnlp specification of a signed jnlp file.
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: webstart
  • Affected Version: 6
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2010-07-26
  • Updated: 2011-03-09
  • Resolved: 2011-03-08
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JDK 7
7 b126Fixed
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6653241 - Make signed JNLP files easier to use and implement in javaws and in new plugin.
Relates :  
JDK-6944548 - Restore no-codebase feature from 6u18 removed in 6u20
Relates :  
JDK-6998729 - JNLP Specification changes for JDK7 (JSR-056 version 7.0)
Description
The JNLP Sprcification requires that for a jnlp file to be signed, it but match byte for byte the jnlp file in the signed jar.
This is over restrictive.  
We should allow some mechanism for the deployer to indicate in the jnlp file included in the signed jar that a particular field is mutable, and changing it will not cause a mismatch when checking the signing of the jnlp file.
Comments
EVALUATION see discussion at: http://j2se.sfbay.sun.com/web/bin/view/Deployment/SpecChange7for6972165
27-12-2010