RELEASE NOTES: JDK 8u161

Notes generated: Tue Oct 01 18:39:45 CEST 2024

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RELEASE NOTES

security-libs/javax.net.ssl

Issue Description
JDK-8140436

Negotiated Finite Field Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral Parameters for TLS


The JDK SunJSSE implementation now supports the TLS FFDHE mechanisms defined in RFC 7919. If a server cannot process the supported_groups TLS extension or the named groups in the extension, applications can either customize the supported group names with jdk.tls.namedGroups, or turn off the FFDHE mechanisms by setting the System Property jsse.enableFFDHE to false.


Negotiated Finite Field Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral Parameters for TLS


The JDK SunJSSE implementation now supports the TLS FFDHE mechanisms defined in RFC 7919. If a server cannot process the supported_groups TLS extension or the named groups in the extension, applications can either customize the supported group names with jdk.tls.namedGroups, or turn off the FFDHE mechanisms by setting the System Property jsse.enableFFDHE to false.


security-libs/javax.crypto

Issue Description
JDK-8170157

Unlimited cryptography enabled by default


The JDK uses the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Jurisdiction Policy files to configure cryptographic algorithm restrictions. Previously, the Policy files in the JDK placed limits on various algorithms. This release ships with both the limited and unlimited jurisdiction policy files, with unlimited being the default. The behavior can be controlled via the new crypto.policy Security property found in the <java-home>/lib/java.security file. Refer to that file for more information on this property.


JDK-8072452

Support DHE sizes up to 8192-bits and DSA sizes up to 3072-bits


Enhance the JDK security providers to support 3072-bit DiffieHellman and DSA parameters generation, pre-computed DiffieHellman parameters up to 8192 bits and pre-computed DSA parameters up to 3072 bits.


FIXED ISSUES

client-libs/javax.swing

Priority Bug Summary
P3 JDK-8184016 Text in native popup is not always updated with Sogou IME

core-libs/java.net

Priority Bug Summary
P4 JDK-8168405 Pending exceptions in java.base/windows/native/libnet
P4 JDK-8177144 sun/net/www/http/HttpClient/B8025710.java should run in ovm mode

core-libs/java.rmi

Priority Bug Summary
P3 JDK-8186539 [testlibrary] TestSocketFactory should allow triggers before match/replace
P4 JDK-8185719 [testlibrary] rmi TestSocketFactory does not flush

core-libs/java.util:i18n

Priority Bug Summary
P2 JDK-8183841 [JCP] [Mac]Cannot launch JCP on Mac os with language set to "Chinese, Simplified" while region is not China

core-libs/javax.naming

Priority Bug Summary
P4 JDK-8035105 DNS provider cleanups

deploy/webstart

Priority Bug Summary
P3 JDK-8189085 64 bit java install not setting jnlp associate if lower 32bit versions exist

docs

Priority Bug Summary
P2 JDK-8191601 Update copyright date to 2018 for developer guides

docs/guides

Priority Bug Summary
P3 JDK-8190932 Sun Provider's PKCS12 KeyStore should document that KeyBag type is not supported
P4 JDK-8133774 typo "Collectdions" in page title of collections framework documentation

infrastructure

Priority Bug Summary
P2 JDK-8187993 [CPU17_04] Need to update securitypack.jar with baseline.versions file having jdk9 entry

javafx/build

Priority Bug Summary
P3 JDK-8185138 Build hangs and fills up disk on Windows with VS 2013 or 2010

security-libs

Priority Bug Summary
P3 JDK-8158116 com/sun/crypto/provider/KeyAgreement/SupportedDHParamGens.java failed with timeout

security-libs/java.security

Priority Bug Summary
P2 JDK-8184673 Fix compatibility issue in AlgorithmChecker for 3rd party JCE providers
P3 JDK-8178728 Check the AlgorithmParameters in algorithm constraints
P3 JDK-8191137 keytool fails to format resource strings for keys for some languages after JDK-8171319
P3 JDK-8137255 sun/security/provider/NSASuiteB/TestDSAGenParameterSpec.java timeouts intermittently

security-libs/javax.crypto

Priority Bug Summary
P2 JDK-8170157 Enable unlimited cryptographic policy by default in Oracle JDK builds
P2 JDK-8072452 Support DHE sizes up to 8192-bits and DSA sizes up to 3072-bits
P3 JDK-8170245 [TEST_BUG] Cipher tests fail when running with unlimited policy
P4 JDK-8190449 [TEST_BUG] sun/security/pkcs11/KeyPairGenerator/TestDH2048.java fails on Solaris x64 5.10

security-libs/javax.net.ssl

Priority Bug Summary
P3 JDK-8193683 Increase the number of clones in the CloneableDigest
P3 JDK-8140436 Negotiated Finite Field Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral Parameters for TLS
P4 JDK-8181439 Test the jdk.tls.namedGroups System Property
P4 JDK-8156502 Use short name of SupportedEllipticCurvesExtension.java

security-libs/jdk.security

Priority Bug Summary
P3 JDK-8185628 Backport jdk/test/lib/testlibrary/CompilerUtils.java to jdk8u which is helpful in test development

xml/jaxb

Priority Bug Summary
P3 JDK-8159240 XSOM parser incorrectly processes type names with whitespaces