IC93909: HOD JAVA WARNING WITH HOD "DETECTING JAVA"

Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.9
Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.11
Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.8_Special_Build
Rational Host On-Demand 11.0.10

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When running HOD 11.0.7.0  and 11.0.8.0 and Java 1.7.0_21 or
  1.6.0_45 HOD gets a warning popup for about a second every time
  HOD is launched.
  The popup complains that the application certification is not
  signed and should not be trusted.
  The warning message does not prevent HOD from comming up, but it
  does not allow the customer to say trust and always pops up.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users accessing HOD Client and               *
  *                 Administrative Pages in Internet Explorer    *
  *                 with Oracle Java 1.7 update 21 and above,    *
  *                 or with IBM Java 7 SR4 and above.            *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Java Security Warning pop-up is seen    *
  *                      using Internet Explorer for about a     *
  *                      second when HOD Pages are accessed,     *
  *                      using Oracle JAVA 7 update 21 and       *
  *                      above, or with IBM Java 7 SR4           *
  *                      and above.                              *
  *                                                              *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  While accessing HOD Client (Download/Cached)Pages and also the
  HOD Administrative pages with Internet Explorer browser, a JAVA
  security pop-up appears for a second and then disappears
  without user intervention. This happens during the HOD Java
  Detect step after which the HOD applet is called. The issue is
  only with Java 1.7 update 21 and above and the IBM Java 7 SR4
  and above.
  

Problem conclusion

• The issue was fixed by modifying the part of Javascript
  where it was communicating with an Applet to do the Java
  detection.
  
  Fix scheduled to be available in HOD 11.0.9 refresh pack.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• COMMONPA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  HOD

• Fixed component ID

  5733A5901

Applicable component levels

• RB00 PSY

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