Java 6 update 3 changes

Question

Hi,
I have been using my applet software now many years. It uses socket to connect server.
After I downloaded this new Java update 1.6.0_03-b05 my software stop to working.
Now I get errors to console:
App1:
java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.net.SocketPermission xx.xx.xx.xx:443 connect,resolve)
App2:
SecurityException : access denied (java.net.SocketPermission xx.xx.xx.xx:443 connect,resolve)
So, what has happenned? Bug in update or bug in my code?
- Tom

Answer 1

here's the changelog, let's see if it copies over right...
Changes in 1.6.0_03
The full internal version number for this update release is 1.6.0_03-b05 (where "b" means "build"). The external version number is 6u3.
Security Baseline
This update release specifies the following security baselines:
JRE Family Version      Security Baseline 5.0      1.5.0_13
1.4.2      1.4.2_16
For more information about the security baseline, see Deploying Java Applets With Family JRE Versions in Java Plug-in for Internet Explorer .
OlsonData 2007g
This release contains Olson time zone data version 2007g. For more information, refer to 6595137 or see US DST Timezone Updater.
Bug Fixes
Bug fixes are listed in the following table.
     BugId      Category      Subcategory      Description 6585736      java      classes_security      Add GlobalSign root certificates to JDK/JRE
6595137      java      classes_util_i18n      (tz) support tzdata2007g
6581453      java      install      Java DB missing in file based JDK 6 U2 distributions
6600277      java      install      Java DB still carried in db directory of JDK 6 RPM bundle
6608640      java_deployment      download      6u3: applets and jnlp applications that requires proxy to load cannot be loaded
6589107      java_deployment      download      unable to verify the latest installation on Jre 6u2
6581817      java_deployment      update      Java Update dialog dynamic text cannot be localized (not fully internationalized).
6595064      java_deployment      update      Incorporate OpenOffice.org download offer in the Update dialog
6595901      java_deployment      update      all text in update dialogs/bubbles should be configurable through xml file
6598515      java_deployment      update      6581817 is not fixed in some configurations
Looks like it copies over right. Were you using a version of Java 6 prior to upgrading, or were you using a variant of 1.4 or 1.5? If your software has been working for many years, I doubt you were at version 6, in which case it's extremely likely that your code will break, and you'll need to sift through a great many changelogs to figure out how to get it working (or just rewrite the socket code anew).