Oracle Java 8 problems due to TLS policy change

[helpcrypto helpcrypto]

Hi Andrew, thx for replying.

On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:19 PM, Andrew Hughes <gnu.andrew at redhat.com>wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Ping?
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 11:03 AM, helpcrypto helpcrypto <
> helpcrypto at gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > According to
> > >
> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/enhancements-8.htmlOracle
> > > Java 8 now uses TLS1.1 and TLS1.2 (both enabled by default on
> > > Control Panel).
> > >
> > > This seems to be causing an error in our applet loading. Problem seems
> > > solved if both unchecked. Funny thing is our server only supports
> TLS1.0.
> > >
> > > Is icedtea8 following the same TLS policy? (switching to TLS1.1 and
> TLS1.2)
> > > If so, i should check if the same error appears.
> > >
>
> I'm not sure what you're referring to here. There is no control panel in
> IcedTea/OpenJDK 6, 7 or 8. I seem to remember TLS 1.2 support being added
> as part of 7 (it was one of the reasons for the addition of an explicit
> ECC provider).
>

Oracle Java 8 JRE has enabled (by default) TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 and that's
causing some problems in our case. I was wondering how OpenJDK/Icedtea is
handling protocol priorities/this issue.

Is there such a thing as "Icedtea-Web JRE 8" so I can test?
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