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Re: openjdk-25: icedtea-web package - should it be removed?



On 11/26/25 03:34, Vladimir Petko wrote:
Dear Maintainers,

IcedTea Web implements the Java Web Start (JWS) specification[1].

Applet support is removed from the browsers, but the user can still
run Java Web Start applications via the provided desktop launchers by
downloading the JLNP file.

Security Manager provided a moderate sandbox that limited access to
the host machine. OpenJDK 25 removes the Security Manager. This allows
unrestricted access to the host machine without the user realising it.

I wonder if we should remove this package from the unstable pocket, as
it poses a security risk to users when ran using openjdk-25.

yes please!


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