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Title
Deprecation of Java browser plugin in TPAM 2.5.916 -
Description
Version 2.5.916 of TPAM incorporates Java Web Start as an alternate solution to the Java browser plugin.
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Cause
Browser vendors and Oracle has recently announced their intention to deprecate NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface ) and the Java browser plugin.
Oracle is planning this change in JDK (Java Development Kit ) 9 as a best practice to move into a plugin-free technology.
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Resolution
The Java functionality has been migrated to JNLP (Java Network Launch Protocol ) / Java Web Start (JavaWS) in the release of TPAM 2.5.916.
In TPAM version 2.5.916 and later clicking the Connect button on the Request screen prompts the browser to download the JNLP file, which is then launched using Java Web Start (javaws.exe).Please refer to the following links for further details:
- Oracle White paper for migrating to plugin-free Java technologies -
- NPAPI Plugin Perspectives and the Oracle JRE - Click here
- Moving to a Plugin-Free Web - Click here
Prior to the 2.5.916 release, PSM sessions were tied to the Java plugins in the web browser, so Java Web Launcher (jp2launcher.exe) was executed.