{"id":810,"date":"2016-11-29T12:20:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T17:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lj1\/?p=810"},"modified":"2017-07-10T10:08:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T15:08:15","slug":"java-config-file-and-excepted-sites-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lj1\/software\/java-config-file-and-excepted-sites-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Java Config file and excepted sites deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some older Java-based websites are so out-of-date that Java refuses to run unless the web site is in the “excepted sites” list. This is normally a user-specific setting however you can set this up as a system wide exception list.<\/p>\n

On windows —- <\/strong>
\nin c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Java\\\\lib\\
\n(replace with the correct java release directory for your system)
\nplace a file called “deployment.config”<\/p>\n

deployment.system.config= file:\/\/\/c:\/williams\/java\/deployment.properties
\ndeployment.system.config.mandatory=true<\/code><\/p>\n

Then in c:\\williams\\java\\
\nplace a file called “deployment.properties”<\/p>\n

deployment.webjava.enabled=true
\ndeployment.security.level=MEDIUM
\ndeployment.security.level.locked
\ndeployment.user.security.exception.sites=c:\\williams\\java\\exception.sites<\/code><\/p>\n

(There are many, many properties you can use here …)<\/p>\n

And in c:\\williams\\java\\
\nplace another file called “exception.sites”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/
\nhttp:\/\/csi.chemie.tu-darmstadt.de\/
\nhttp:\/\/winter.group.shef.ac.uk\/<\/code><\/p>\n

Once configured this way, you can update the excepted sites by pushing out a new “exception.sites” list to the computers.<\/p>\n

For additional documentation see the websites at:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/docs.oracle.com\/javase\/7\/docs\/technotes\/guides\/jweb\/jcp\/properties.html<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.adminarsenal.com\/admin-arsenal-blog\/manage-javas-control-panel-and-exception-site-list\/<\/a><\/p>\n

For Macs :<\/strong><\/p>\n

Create a folder called “Deployment” in: \/Library\/Application\\ Support\/Oracle\/Java\/<\/p>\n

In that folder create another folder called “Security”<\/p>\n

The files “deployment.properties” and “deployment.config” go in the “Deployment” folder, while the “exception.sites” file goes in the “Security” folder. Here is a screen shot of what you’ll have when you are done: <\/p>\n

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Keep in mind the Mac OS is always case sensitive on file names you should a plain text editor like “Atom” to edit these files (avoids RTF crap that TextEdit adds by default) and the URL file pointer for the deployment.config files looks like:
\ndeployment.system.config=file:\/\/\/\/Library\/Application\\ Support\/Oracle\/Java\/Deployment\/deployment.properties<\/code><\/p>\n

For Williams College peeps – Current copies of these files can be found in macsus and JAMF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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