With macOS Catalina we are experiencing the following problem: opening Java Web Start applications behaves differently when application starts by double clicking on JNLP file and when it is started by double clicking on a shortcut installed on a desktop. In the first case (double click on a downloaded JNLP fi…
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Signing a jnlp in order to get rid of the Security Warning
I am developing at a company where a jnlp file is used to start a swing web based java application. It has plenty of jars that are downloaded to the client’s jvm cache. When I updated my jvm to its currently latest version (build 1.7.0_45-b18) I started seeing the security warning below when I try to ru…
Unidentified developer for Java Web Start application on OS X
On Mac OS X 10.9 signed Java Web Start applications are blocked by default with the message: I know it’s possible to weaken the security checks to allow any application to run, but that requires a manual intervention of the end user. Is it possible to “sign” a Java Web Start application such…