Java 8 Update 201 Authentication window on Startup

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Dear all

We face the following Problem with the new Java Version 8 Update 201: https://imgur.com/a/DTe02wn Other Java Application like Abacus don't have the Problem

The problem only exists if the client updates the JAVA Client to 8_201. It also exists on other installations from our partener who have the update installed. The error means the following in English: Enter credentials to access <default> on "server name / IP":

If I type in my username and password it works. But the Window will come up at the next start. Does anyone know a solution for this?

I tried many things out in the Java Settings but non helped, as it worked with the old Java Client.

In% temp% the file JavaDeployReg.log which has the following error:

[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.844] GetLatestJavaws32or64Home ():
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.844] GetLatestJavawsVersion ():
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.844] checking 32-bit
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.844] Processing key: 1.0.1
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.844] check JRE registry to see if it's corrupted webstart key
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.844] failing to recover the key when attempting to open the key FAIL, error code [2]
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.844] Processing key: 1.0.1_02
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.844] check JRE registry to see if it's corrupted webstart key
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.844] failing to recover the key when attempting to open the key FAIL, error code [2]
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.844] Processing key: 1.0.1_03
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.845] check JRE registry to see if it's corrupted webstart key
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.845] failed to recover the key when attempting to open the key FAIL, error code [2]
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.845] Processing key: 1.0.1_04
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.845] check JRE registry to see if it's corrupted webstart key
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.845] failed to recover the key when attempting to open the key FAIL, error code [2]
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.845] Processing key: 1.2
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.846] check JRE registry to see if it's corrupted webstart key
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.846] failed to recover
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.846] Processing key: 1.2.0_01
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.846] check JRE registry to see if it's corrupted webstart key
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.846] failed to recover
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.846] Processing key: 11.201.2
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.846] GetLatestJavawsVersion ():
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.846] checking 64-bit
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.846] failed to open SOFTWARE \ JavaSoft \ Java Web Start
[2019/02/07 13: 35: 44.846] latestVersion: 11.201.2 latestHome: C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Java \ jre1.8.0_201 \ bin

Can I give mabye more Information?

Thanks so much and best regards Zueger Nico :)

Accepted Answer

After a lot of research I finally found the cause of the problem:

With jre8_201 Oracle introduced (without mentioning it in the release notes, thanks very much!) a new authentication parameter (as security property) jdk.http.ntlm.transparentAuth in the JRE configuration file <jre_home>/lib/net.properties. It also sets the default value to disabled (other possible values are allHosts and trustedHosts), therefore completely disabling transparent authentication on Windows.

Possible solutions: So far I found two ways to get around the problem:

The obvious one is to change the setting in the net.properties file to allHosts (former default) or trustedHosts (a better recommendation).
The less obvious solution is to configure your jre8_201 runtime in the Java Control Panel in the Java tab -> View... Here you can add e.g. -Djdk.http.ntlm.transparentAuth=trustedHosts to the Runtime Parameters section.

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Note that these are only client side solutions. I haven't found a solution to override this behavior from the server (in the JNLP file). I am not even sure if we can do that as this is a security property and there are more restrictions on setting them than normal system properties.

Hope it helps.

Java 8 Update 201 Authentication window on Startup

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