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  2. JDK-8338880

Minor tweaking needed in the JSSE Reference Guide.

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      There were several places where we talk about URLs, when we really mean hostnames. So suggest the following changes:

      For example, the host name in a URL should match the host name in the peer's credentials. An application could be exploited with URL spoofing if the host name is not verified.

      Remove "...in a URL..." and change "URL Spoofing" to "host name spoofing".

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      The SSLSocket and SSLEngine classes do not automatically verify that the host name in a URL matches the host name in the peer's credentials.

      Remove "...in a URL..."

      An application could be exploited with URL spoofing if the host name is not verified.

      Remove "URL" and replace with "host name".

            rgallard Raymond Gallardo
            wetmore Bradford Wetmore
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