Trying to create ServerSocket fails on windows if an access to properties is denied.
The following code works fine on solaris with jdk6, jdk7 and on windows with jdk6; and throws SecurityException on windows with jdk7:

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import java.net.ServerSocket;

public class Test {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SecurityManager sm = new SecurityManager() {
            public void checkPropertiesAccess() {
                throw new SecurityException("Action forbidden ");
            }
        };
        System.setSecurityManager(sm);
        try {
            ServerSocket ss = new ServerSocket(5555);
            ss.close();
            System.out.println("OK");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Ex: " + e);
            e.printStackTrace(System.out);
                
        }
    }
}
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The specification states that ServerSocket ctors throws SecurityException - "if a security manager exists and its checkListen method doesn't allow the operation". Nothing is said about the checkPropertiesAccess method.

The output from the program run on windows XP:

#> java -version
java version "1.7.0-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-ea-b38)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 14.0-b05, mixed mode, sharing)

#> java test
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at java.net.ServerSocket.setImpl(ServerSocket.java:280)
at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:221)
at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:119)
at Test.main(Test.java:13)
Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: Action forbidden
at Test$1.checkPropertiesAccess(Test.java:8)
at java.lang.System.getProperties(System.java:618)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl$1.run(PlainSocketImpl.java:62)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.<clinit>(PlainSocketImpl.java:58)
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