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What is the securitypack.jar in Java?


I want to know what is the securitypack.jar in Java installation? What is it for?

I found that Java downloads this file automatically from: https://javadl-esd-secure.oracle.com/update/securitypack.jar and saves inside:

C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\security\securitypack.jar

FIY: I'm using Windows 7 and latest Java 8 (u144). And in my case, this file was updated during Java Applet execution (or maybe initialization).


Solution

  • That's part of Oracle's blacklist jar feature. The information about blacklisted jars and certificates is automatically updated by downloading securitypack.jar file