FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
Java Plug-in 11.0.2.132
Using JRE version 1.8.0-b132 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When our Java applet runs under Java 1.8, a request for crossdomain.xml comes to the web server, but the browsers session cookie isn't sent. The web server interprets this as a new session, and users then lose all session context.

Prior to Java 1.8, we did not see requests for crossdomain.xml going to the server at all.

There are requests for 3 other files (/com/sun/xml/internal/messaging/saaj/soap/LocalStrings.properties, LocalStrings_en.properties, LocalStrings_en_US.properties) that we saw before and still see under Java 1.8, but these do not produce the session cookie problem.

This appears to be similar to or same as the bug JDK-7194034 reported for Java 7u6.

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 7u51

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION:
Java Plug-in 11.0.2.132
Using JRE version 1.8.0-b132 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM



REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.