8130800: KeyStore.getInstance(File,char[]) does not throw IOE for null password
authorvinnie
Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:14:34 +0100
changeset 32413 27f4ac5e88fb
parent 32412 b6d789b614fb
child 32420 4a5d237e90ec
child 32495 2895fff4cabc
8130800: KeyStore.getInstance(File,char[]) does not throw IOE for null password Reviewed-by: weijun, mullan
jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/KeyStore.java
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/KeyStore.java	Fri Aug 28 13:40:43 2015 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/KeyStore.java	Mon Aug 31 10:14:34 2015 +0100
@@ -1611,8 +1611,13 @@
      * First the keystore type is determined by probing the specified file.
      * Then a keystore object is instantiated and loaded using the data from
      * that file.
-     * A password may be supplied to unlock the keystore data or perform an
-     * integrity check.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * A password may be given to unlock the keystore
+     * (e.g. the keystore resides on a hardware token device),
+     * or to check the integrity of the keystore data.
+     * If a password is not given for integrity checking,
+     * then integrity checking is not performed.
      *
      * <p>
      * This method traverses the list of registered security