From: dgovoni at metadapt.com (dgovoni at metadapt.com)
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 20:59:34 -0400
Subject: [Pljava-dev] How to configure security manager?
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Message-ID: <200510292059.34139.dgovoni@metadapt.com>

Apparently the third-party code I'm using is trying to do this:

        java.security.Security.addProvider(
            new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider());
        System.setProperty( "java.protocol.handler.pkgs", 
            "com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol" );

It's necessary to open https URL connections. Essentially, what I'm trying to 
do is write a trigger that relays data inserted into a table to a MSN instant 
message account. This is the only place it tries to set a system property. Is 
there a way I can set system properties from the postgres.conf file or pljava 
such that the JVM the trigger is running in will see them?

Darren

On Saturday 29 October 2005 18:52, Thomas Hallgren wrote:
> dgovoni at metadapt.com wrote:
> > Hi Thomas,
> >   Kind thanks for the response. Yeah, I tried both 'java' and 'javaU'
> > installing as user 'postgres' under linux. Should I do so as root? I also
> > tried changing the java.security policy for the jvm in the library path
> > to grant 'all permission' (as a long shot) with same result. I removed
> > and reinstalled said jars. I'm sure I'm missing something, but will keep
> > trying.
>
> Sorry. I got confused when you said you wanted to use files and sockets.
> Now I see that you are getting a security exception while attempting to
> set a system property that begins with the string 'java.'. Those
> properties are not allowed to change even in untrusted mode since that
> would blow a hole in the rest of the security scheme. What property are
> you trying to set in the class initializer of  rath.msnm.util.TWN that
> starts with 'java.'?
>
> Regards,
> Thomas Hallgren