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For this lesson you will grant all code in JAR files signed by the alias susan read access to all files in the C:\TestData\
directory. You need to
The keystore is the one named exampleraystore
created in the Import the Certificate as a Trusted Certificate step.
To specify the keystore, choose the Change Keystore command in the Edit menu of the main Policy Tool window. This brings up a dialog box in which you can specify the keystore URL and the keystore type.
To specify the keystore named exampleraystore
in the Test
directory on the C:
drive, type the following file
URL into the text box labeled New KeyStore URL
file:/C:/Test/exampleraystore
You can leave the text box labeled New KeyStore Type blank if the keystore type is the default one, as specified in the security properties file. Your keystore will be the default type, so leave the text box blank.
When you are done specifying the keystore URL, choose OK. The text box labeled Keystore is now filled in with the URL.
Next, you need to specify the new policy entry.