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Java 7 Update 51 web start signing jar files


Our organization developed some application on java before 8 years and we have some customers who have installed our product in their environment and providing services.

In java 7 update 51, java has updated their security, so it is asking us to sign the jar files using public certificate.

Customer is not fine with ask every user to reduce the security level or add the site in exception list in control pannel java.

The question here is, do all the customer needs to buy one certificate for them self and sign the jars or as an organization we buy a certificate and the single certificate can be used for all the customers?


Solution

  • If you get a certificate for your organization, you can use it to sign any Java applications that you wish to deploy. A different certificate is not needed for each application or customer.