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  2. JDK-6802846

jarsigner needs enhanced cert validation(options)

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    • generic, sparc
    • generic, solaris_10

      Jarsigner needs enhanced certificate validation
      (options) to make it more usefull AND documentation
      needs to be more clear on exactly what "jar verified"
      means to the customer.

      While the encrypted content is verified, the source
      (certificate) of the content is not, which may lead
      the user into a false sense of security if he/she
      does NOT clearly understand the meaning of "verified".

      IF the user does try to use the options provided to
      accurately qualify the verification of the jarfile
      certs, he/she has to slog through the output scanning
      for key flags. If a user has 1000s of files this
      can be very cumbersome and may lead to the user either
      making mistakes or not checking the certs properly or
      at all given the difficulty in doing so. The utility
      should provide the user an easier way to check for this.

            weijun Weijun Wang
            tpschmid Timothy Schmidt (Inactive)
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