Oracle JRE 8 must be set to allow Java Web Start (JWS) applications.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-66947	JRE8-WN-000070	SV-81437r2_rule		Medium

Description
Java Web Start (JWS) applications are the most commonly used. Denying these applications could be detrimental to the user experience. Whitelisting, blacklisting, and signing of applications help mitigate the risk of running JWS applications.

STIG	Date
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 8 STIG for Windows	2017-06-29

Details

Check Text ( C-67583r2_chk )
Navigate to the system-level "deployment.properties" file for JRE. \Sun\Java\Deployment\deployment.properties - or - \Lib\deployment.properties If the key "deployment.webjava.enabled=true" is not present in the "deployment.properties" file, or is set to "false", this is a finding. If the key "deployment.webjava.enabled.locked" is not present in the "deployment.properties" file, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-67583r2_chk )

Navigate to the system-level "deployment.properties" file for JRE.

\Sun\Java\Deployment\deployment.properties
- or -
\Lib\deployment.properties

If the key "deployment.webjava.enabled=true" is not present in the "deployment.properties" file, or is set to "false", this is a finding.

If the key "deployment.webjava.enabled.locked" is not present in the "deployment.properties" file, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73047r3_fix)
Navigate to the system-level "deployment.properties" file for JRE. Add the key "deployment.webjava.enabled=true" to the "deployment.properties" file. Add the key "deployment.webjava.enabled.locked" to the "deployment.properties" file.