Why is Java 7 requesting network permissions for a signed application?

Question

Since Java 7 Update 5 my Java Web Start application is requesting the permission to establish connections. The application is signed with a valid certificate.

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Answer 1

We're running into this as well combined with the security popup sometimes causing a deadlock. (due to other webstart bugs). This is most likely due to the 'fix' for 7177094 in 7u5 from the release notes. I tried to but this comment on your bug # 7177349, but comments on it were not available.