With the new Java update 7.51 all applets must follow new guidelines:

1. All code for Applets and Web Start applications must be signed
2. Permissions attribute in the manifest must be set, no default

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What this means is any applet that currently exists that is not signed, has an expired certificate, or doesn’t have the permissions attribute will no longer work. As a side job I make sure photodepository.com works, and it was affected by this so here’s how to fix it.

Quick Answer:

1. Buy a code signing certificate
2. Resign your applet
3. Done

Here’s how:

1. Create a txt file for the manifest additions. Here are the contents:

   Permissions: all-permissions
   Application-Name: MyAppletName

2. Extract you jar:
   > mkdir jarname
   > mv jarname.jar jarname
   > cd jarname
   > jar xf jarname.jar
3. Remove the META from the extract
   > rm -r META-INF/
4. Rejar the applet and include the required manifest additions
   > jar cfm jarname.jar ../manifestAdditions *
5. Sign the jar. Here’s my posts to do the signing:
   > Create a Java keystore from a p12 file
   > Finding an imported certificate’s alias in a java keystore
   > How to sign a jar