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Richard N. Hillegas commented on DERBY-7126:
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According to the Open JDK security experts, the java.security.manager property 
is read only at boot time. This is a micro-performance optimization implemented 
as part of https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8203316.

As a consequence of this change, the Derby server cannot be secure-by-default, 
starting with JDK 18. It seems that our hand has been forced. We face the 
following choice:

o Don't try to install a SecurityManager if the JVM level is JDK 18 or higher.

o Have the network server fail in a visible way if java.security.manager is not 
set to "allow" on the boot command line and if the -noSecurityManager startup 
argument is not set.

Either option requires documentation changes. Unfortunately, old versions of 
the Derby server will fail silently when booted on JDK 18 or higher. What a 
mess.

> Make it possible to build and test Derby cleanly with OpenJDK 18
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: DERBY-7126
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-7126
>             Project: Derby
>          Issue Type: Task
>          Components: Build tools
>    Affects Versions: 10.16.0.0
>            Reporter: Richard N. Hillegas
>            Assignee: Richard N. Hillegas
>            Priority: Major
>         Attachments: DERBY_7126_A.java, DERBY_7126_B.java, dcl_emc2sm.jar, 
> derby-7126-01-aa-regenerateSignedJars.diff, 
> derby-7126-02-aa-suppressDeprecationWarnings.diff
>
>
> Releases of Open JDK 18 can be found at https://jdk.java.net/178. We should 
> adjust Derby as necessary so that it builds cleanly (including javadoc) and 
> tests cleanly with this version of the platform.



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