JDK-8162619 : Doc changes for JDK-8159752
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: docs
  • Sub-Component: guides
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2016-07-27
  • Updated: 2017-03-17
  • Resolved: 2017-03-17
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Description
The following changes to the Default Policy Implementation and Policy File Syntax (http://download.java.net/java/jdk9/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyFiles.html) guide should be made as follows:
 
1. In the "Default Policy Implementation" section, the following sentence should be added:
 
"By default, permissions required by JDK modules are always granted."
 
2. In the "Default Policy File Locations" section, the following sentence still refers to standard extensions and should be changed from:
 
"The java.policy file installed with the JDK grants all permissions to standard extensions, allows anyone to listen on un-privileged ports, and allows any code to read certain "standard" properties that are not security-sensitive, such as the "os.name" and "file.separator" properties."
 
to:
 
"The java.policy file installed with the JDK allows anyone to listen on dynamic ports, and allows any code to read certain "standard" properties that are not security-sensitive, such as the "os.name" and "file.separator" properties."
 
3. The pathname to the system-wide java.policy file should be updated to reflect the new location: java.home/conf/security/java.security

Comments
Fix reviewed by Sean Mullan: Default Policy Implementation ---------------------------------------- http://review.us.oracle.com/review2/Review.html#reviewId=315225;scope=document;status=open,fixed;documentId=1695762;fragment=GUID-233A73E2-33C6-4DD0-9EA9-8921ADF40358 Default Policy File Locations -------------------------------------- http://review.us.oracle.com/review2/Review.html#reviewId=315225;scope=document;status=open,fixed;documentId=1695762;fragment=GUID-BFF84712-05CF-4C1E-926F-411FDF83AE32
17-03-2017