URGENT: DON'T INSTALL Java 7 Update 51 (Mac AND Windows)

[lwjwillemsen]

Hi,

Java 7 update 55 is out.

New update : new security alerts / messages (Java webstart).
It's now complaining about j2db.jar. See attachment.

Servoy 5.2.17.

[Harjo]

No issues here, with Servoy 6.0.x and 7.3.1 and very happy, that the yellow balloon is now gone also!!

The only (minor) thing is that the name is now: j2db.jar and not our solution name set in the branding settings...

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@lwjwillemsen, I think the warning you see, is because you use vmargs in the servoy-admin page?

[jos@devoon.nl]

Here too everything works fine java 7 update 55 with Servoy application server v. 7.3.1 (version 7.4 is in preparation...)

The first time start up without the vm args, then 'Harjo's box' appears, about the j2db.jar application. Check the box and you won't see it again. Even when you copy paste the vm args back into the servoy admin (wich I did, just for the idea...).
I trust Servoy will tell Oracle to fix this namegiving, so may be one day in the (near?) future....

[Harjo]

I tested a few more things, with the new (with GUI) signtester, you can sign just the j2db, .

I changed under preferences Appname from %%jarName%% to my own solutionName.
selected ONLY the j2db.jar and signed it again and this is the result!!:

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[jos@devoon.nl]

Bingo! Thanks Harjo.
Now the only thing left is making the checkbox appear without having removed the vmargs in de Servoy admin...

[lwjwillemsen]

Now the only thing left is making the checkbox appear without having removed the vmargs in de Servoy admin...

+1

Regards,

[jcompagner]

Bingo! Thanks Harjo.
Now the only thing left is making the checkbox appear without having removed the vmargs in de Servoy admin...

that will not be possible, you have to remove this one: -XX:SoftRefLRUPolicyMSPerMB=3600000
because that is not in the allowed list of vmargs.

And if you have vmargs that are not in the allowed list then the jnlp must be signed, but that is for servoy not doable because of the dynamic nature of the jnlp file

[jos@devoon.nl]

Ok. Thats clear then. If needed we can paste back the data afterwards into the vmArgs. Untill someone resets the java security warnings...
Thanks!

[Harjo]

that will not be possible, you have to remove this one: -XX:SoftRefLRUPolicyMSPerMB=3600000
because that is not in the allowed list of vmargs.

A small note here, you must not remove that line, but replace it with space ' ' (without the quotes)
If you remove it, that line will come back straight away...

[jcompagner]

i meant that you really have to remove that specific one, you could have more there in that list then what is default in it. (i think browser suite needs some stuff?)
But that specific one is the problem for not signed (and you you add others that are not allowed you also will get it)

[miltenb]

Running 7u55 with Servoy 7.3.0 over here.

We have several clients reporting (running macs) that using the alt/option key for typing characters like ë / î / etc any form of keyboard input just stops.
Restarting our app will restore it to working ( until I try this again ). Just pressing alt is not a problem.

I too have encountered this, so I would advise against updating to 7u55 just yet.