IE Javascript Error when Creating-Posting SC - JDK/JVM issue in SSL mode?!?

Question

Hi SDN
We are running on SRM 5.0, with server at 5.5 and we have just implemented SP 11. Since then, our users running IE with the Sun JVM 1.4.2_10 are getting a JavaScript error everytime an applet loads (EPCF) on their page (in this case, it is the applet within the Document & Attachments section). Moreover, our portal is being hosted on an SSL secured server within our DMZ, in conjunction with a Provencia IDS System, Blue Coat hardarware, RadWare, ...etc.
The only way we can make that page work, is by disabling the Sun JVM (1.4.2.10) and use the MS Version of the Java Virtual Machine within IE. At that point, no issue with the applet on our SSL Secured Portal. Even funnier, is that when I'm calling directly the Portal Server (without the SSL proxy), even if i run the Sun JVM, I'm not getting the error. Since we have over 1000 users, it would be impossible to have all of them making that change... We need to make that work, especially that the IE JVM is not supported anymore.
Have you ever experienced something like that? If yes, what have you done to fix it? Any suggestion, OSS notes
Thanks in advance
Eric L.

Answer 1

Hi Andrea
This is the Javascript Error I'm receiving (extracted for the JVM Console).  I thought I've found an OSS Note (1140460) but it did'nt work.
22/08/08 10:29:30 AM INFO
     DataBag #0 getObjectType: urn:com.sapportals.portal.SWF2EPCM:DataBag BBP0002.0001.00000000 class Null
Invoking method: public com.sapportals.portal.epcf.IDataBag com.sapportals.portal.epcf.EPCMfactory.getDataBag()
Invoking method: public java.lang.Object com.sapportals.portal.epcf.DataBag.getObject(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)
Needs conversion: java.lang.String --> java.lang.String
Needs conversion: java.lang.String --> java.lang.String
22/08/08 10:29:30 AM INFO
     DataBag #0 getObject: urn:com.sapportals.portal.SWF2EPCM:DataBag BBP0002.0001.00000000 null
Invoking method: public com.sapportals.portal.epcf.IDataBag com.sapportals.portal.epcf.EPCMfactory.getDataBag()
java.lang.ClassCastException
     at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.convertParams(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invokeImpl(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl$1.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
     at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
java.lang.Exception: java.lang.ClassCastException
     at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invokeImpl(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl$1.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
     at sun.plugin.com.DispatchImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)