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JHK asked this question on September 13, 2009 01:29.
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Arielle Community Manager
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Java version in Insight program is out of date and possibly insecure
I've noticed that the version of Java which is part of Insight is out of date and keeps coming up as insecure on scans which check to ensure such programs are up to date. Can I safely uninstall this version and expect the new one to work with Cortext Insight also? The file in which this version of Java exists is: C:\Documents and Settings\User name\Posit Science\Cortex\jre\bin. The version is 6.0.20.6 .
If uninstalling this version of Java will deactivate the usability of the program, is there any solution?
Thank you.
If uninstalling this version of Java will deactivate the usability of the program, is there any solution?
Thank you.
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Inappropriate?JHK - Good question. I'll confirm with QA and get back to you on Monday.2 Comments
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JHK - Just curious...what operating system are you using?
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Inappropriate?UPDATE SUMMARY
Cortex is using a private version of the Java VM - it doesn't install this JVM as the system JVM, to be used by browsers and other apps. As such, the warning can be ignored, since Cortex itself doesn't present much of an attack surface. It is perfectly possible to have an Up-to-date version of the Java VM installed for use in browsers, etc, concurrent with the private VM used by Cortex, and thus be safe to run applets, etc. The warning you are receiving is likely being generated by some AV product, not the OS.
HOW TO REPLACE OLD VERSION *This procedure is unsupported!*
In order to run Cortex against a higher Java 6 VM, enter the following (the stuff between the lines) into the Posit Science Cortex (or InSight).ini file:
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-vm
<path-to-updated-jre>/bin/client/jvm.dll
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Preserve the <newline> after "-vm" and "jvm.dll"!
For example, on my machine, I could run against this JVM:
C:/Program Files/Java/jre1.6.0_07/bin/client/jvm.dll
Or this one:
C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_16/jre/bin/client/jvm.dll
Note this should work fine, as long as the targeted JVM is Java 6 (not 5). We have not tested with Java 7, which is not yet out. </newline></path-to-updated-jre> -
Inappropriate?Thank you. I also already have the current version on the computer as well and realize that hopefully the only access to this version would be when I use Cortext and then through the program. That answers my question.
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