exception site list : Java Glossary

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Oracle has been gradually tightening security restrictions on Java Applets and Java Web Start collectively called RIA (Rich Internet Application). It is a bit thick to expect every legacy app to be rewritten to comply. So what you can do is provide a white list of sites that can be trusted. You can view or edit the list in the security tab of the Java Control Panel.

• For applets, the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the document base of the applet must be in the list.
• For Java Web Start applications, the URL for the main JNLP (Java Network Launching Protocol) file must be in the list.

The location of the exception site list is set in the deployment.user.security.exception.sites property. The default location is C:\Users\user\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\security\exception.sites

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To permit self-signed or unsigned Applets to run from your local hard disk, you need to put the following entries in your exception site list:

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