308964 - Java application is not launched (Java console shows Security error)

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[David Diaz]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050917 Firefox/1.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050917 Firefox/1.4

From Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050907
Firefox/1.4. i'm not able to launch a web java application with firefox. I have
got the regression date because it works with Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows
NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050906 Firefox/1.4. 
I'm sorry but i'm not able of provide a URL to test, it's the application for
reporting expenses and it requires ID to login. 
I'm working on IBM so may be any other member of the mozilla comunity may test. 
For IBM employees only the URL is
https://w3-1.ibm.com/tools/expenses/protect/ibmersbpa.wss




Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.https://w3-1.ibm.com/tools/expenses/protect/ibmersbpa.wss
2.Enter user and password
3.



Expected Results:  
a window should be opened with a java application

Comment 1

[u63580]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050916 Firefox/1.4

I get other Java apps to load (for example at http://ww.uea.ac.uk/), so is this
limited to the IBM applet you describe?  Can you get other Java applets to load?

Comment 2

[David Diaz]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050916
Firefox/1.4
> 
> I get other Java apps to load (for example at http://ww.uea.ac.uk/), so is this
> limited to the IBM applet you describe?  Can you get other Java applets to load?

I see the scrolling text in the page. The browser shows a lot of Java content,
but it is not able of diplaying the Java applet i described. However the example
you provided is inner window. the one which fails to me creates another window. 
Same configuration, same profile but different build does the matter. 

Comment 3

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

set privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins 0 or 1 and see if that helps.

reminder of options for privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins:
0: Allow any popups from plugin software.
1: Allow popups, but limit them to dom.popup_maximum.
2: Block all popups from plugins.(default)
3: Block all popups from plugins, even on web sites added to your white list.

Comment 4

[David Diaz]

I have try all the values but it doesn't change anything. The Security error
remains at Java Console.

Comment 5

[Guy Przytula]

I have the same problem, using the same application. installed firefox 1.6 again
and the problem does not occur anymore only with this beta version I have the
problem.
Java 1.5 is installed on win/xp and ff 1.5 beta 1
Best Regards, Guy Przytula

Comment 6

[David Diaz]

(In reply to comment #5)
> I have the same problem, using the same application. installed firefox 1.6 again
> and the problem does not occur anymore only with this beta version I have the
> problem.
> Java 1.5 is installed on win/xp and ff 1.5 beta 1
> Best Regards, Guy Przytula

I have tried 1.6a1 and it doesn't work. Does 1.6 in your post mean 1.0.6?.
If so i think this bug is confirmed for 1.5 b1.

Comment 7

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

This is working as designed.

See:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Links_to_local_pages_don%27t_work

Basically this IBM applet saves itself locally and then expects to load the Java
applet using a file:// URL from a web page.

The workaround is to set caps privileges for the page that launches WWER, which
I do in the IBM specific CCK I have sent you separately.