RFR: 8352728: InternalError loading java.security due to Windows parent folder permissions [v9]

[Francisco Ferrari Bihurriet]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:43:28 GMT, Francisco Ferrari Bihurriet <fferrari at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/Security.java line 275:
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>>> 273:             // specified to exist even for nonexistent/inaccessible files.
>>> 274:             try {
>>> 275:                 return path.toFile().getCanonicalFile().toPath();
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>> @seanjmullan If this change is integrated, can we create a follow-up on issue to replace it? I strongly disagree with the changes in this PR, we should not be using File::getCanonicalFile here to work around an issue with an inaccessible parent directory.
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> Just wanted to note that I also dislike this change, but is the only way I found to support relative includes in Windows UWP Java applications.
> 
> I'm open to other suggestions, including going back to `Path::toRealPath` and dropping that use-case (while still fixing the original [JDK-8352728](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8352728 "InternalError loading java.security due to Windows parent folder permissions") issue), even though that isn't my preference.
> 
> @AlanBateman: do you disagree with other changes in this PR? I'm not comfortable integrating something that we haven't agreed upon.

I think this can be marked as resolved after e80a28ea787b74f22f62f24a09bbf37c8cdbce8a.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24465#discussion_r2566746395