Platform: Linux(Redhat)/Sparc
Build: JDK 1.4.1-b04
Browser: NS6.1/NS6.2.1

Note: this test passed with JRE/JDK 1.4.1- b03 on sparc/linux and passed on win platform with both b03-b04 using NS6.1 or NS6.2.1

Steps to reproduce:

1) Install JRE/JDK 1.4.1-b04
2) Run any test https test case at:
http://sqesvr/deployment1/ws/doc/proc/JPI_https.html

The ClassFormatError: GP (Bad magic number) exception thrown as followed:

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ava(TM) Plug-in: Version 1.4.1
Using JRE version 1.4.1-beta Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = /root
Proxy Configuration: Browser Proxy Configuration


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c: clear console window
f: finalize objects on finalization queue
g: garbage collect
h: display this help message
l: dump classloader list
m: print memory usage
o: trigger logging
p: reload proxy configuration
q: hide console
r: reload policy configuration
s: dump system properties
t: dump thread list
v: dump thread stack
x: clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
----------------------------------------------------
java.lang.ClassFormatError: GP (Bad magic number)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:509)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:123)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(AppletClassLoader.java:146)
at sun.plugin.security.PluginClassLoader.findClass(PluginClassLoader.java:189)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(AppletClassLoader.java:112)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:262)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(AppletClassLoader.java:473)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(AppletPanel.java:548)
at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(AppletViewer.java:1687)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(AppletPanel.java:477)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(AppletPanel.java:290)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)
java.lang.ClassFormatError: GP (Bad magic number)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:509)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:123)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(AppletClassLoader.java:146)
at sun.plugin.security.PluginClassLoader.findClass(PluginClassLoader.java:189)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(AppletClassLoader.java:112)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:262)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(AppletClassLoader.java:473)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(AppletPanel.java:548)
at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(AppletViewer.java:1687)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(AppletPanel.java:477)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(AppletPanel.java:290)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)