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-81437r3_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	2017-12-21

Details

Check Text ( C-67583r3_chk )
Navigate to the system-level “deployment.properties” file for JRE. The location of the deployment.properties file is defined in \Lib\deployment.config 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. Note: If JWS is not enabled, this requirement is NA.

Check Text ( C-67583r3_chk )

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

The location of the deployment.properties file is defined in \Lib\deployment.config

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.

Note: If JWS is not enabled, this requirement is NA.

Fix Text (F-73047r4_fix)
Navigate to the system-level “deployment.properties” file for JRE. The location of the deployment.properties file is defined in \Lib\deployment.config Add the key “deployment.webjava.enabled=true” to the deployment.properties file. Add the key “deployment.webjava.enabled.locked” to the deployment.properties file. Note: If JWS is not enabled, this requirement is NA.