Download IESO Java policy file and Windows XP

IESO Java policy file and Windows XP. Participant Workstation, Network & Security
IESO Java policy file and Windows XP
IESO Java Policy File
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A special IESO Java policy file with the file name ".java.policy" (note the dot at the beginning
of the filename) is required for successful IESO PKI and MPI processing on the workstation
when using Internet Explorer as the browser for the MPI. This is a simple text-format file
available from the IESO Technical Interfaces page. It must be installed in each user's
"C:\Documents and Settings\userID" (e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\smithj) directory on the
workstation where userID represents the login ID for the user. This is a small file with the
content:
grant {
permission java.security.AllPermission;
};
Without this file with the above content in the correct location for each user the MPI applet PKI
code will not function correctly when attempting to locate the PKI certificates and login. Under
such circumstances an "applet not inited" error on the browser status line at the bottom may
display and/or a dialogue box with an error message "Login failed: access denied
(java.security.SecurityPermission removeProvider.IAIK)".
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To download the file from the Technical Interfaces page the user can right mouse button click
on the file's POL link on the web-site and choose to save to the required location as show in
Figure 2-7. This will activate the typical Windows "Save As" window to allow the user to
choose the directory location to save the file to.
Figure 2-7: Right Mouse Button 'Save Target as ..." Function to Download Java Policy File
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The file type 'policy' is not a normal registered file type and this is not required for successful
download of the IESO '.java.policy' file. To download the file, the user must choose the 'Save as
type' option "All Files" and choose the appropriate C:\Documents and Settings\userID directory
path. The file name must not be changed. See Figure 2-8. Once this has been done login to the
MPI with IE should be successful.
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Figure 2-8: File type Selection to Download Java Policy File
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However prior or after download, Windows 2000 and XP users (or administrators) may
create a 'policy' document file type, extension to make the purpose of the file more explicit.
To do so, after opening Windows Explorer (or any window), select the 'Tools' menu, then
'Folder Options…' and then the 'File Types' tab selection. See Figure 2-9 for the resultant
window.
Figure 2-9: Folder Options, File Types Listing window
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Click in the 'New' button to activate the 'Create New Extension' window as shown in
Figure 2-10 and type in 'POLICY' in the file extension field and leave the Associated File
Type as <New>. Click on the OK button.
Figure 2-10: Create New Extension Window
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The Folder Options window will now typically indicate some details for the 'POLICY'
extension and that files of the 'POLICY" extension are of type FT000001, (or FT000002
and so on if other customized file extensions have been created previously, Windows
creates the numbered file types automatically). See Figure 2-11 for an example.
Figure 2-11: Folder Option Window with Detail on 'POLICY' extension shown.
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Click on the 'Advanced' button in order to activate the 'Edit File Type' window as shown in
Figure 2-12
Figure 2-12: Edit File Type Extension Window
Replace the 'FT00001 entry (or FT000002..FT000003 etc.), with the term 'Java Policy File"
for ease of identification of the file type and them click on the 'OK' button. Ensure that the
correct file type for the 'POLICY' extension is being changed and not some other file type.
Correct file extension editing will let the user see that the '.java.policy' file is of the 'Java
Policy File' type in folder windows.
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