Java Runtime Environment 8.0 build 162 (64-bit)

# Additional Certified System Configurations
* Mac OS X 10.8
* Windows 8
# Security Feature Enhancements
- The ability to disable any Java application from running in the browser. This mode can be set in the Java Control Panel or (on Microsoft Windows platform only) using a command-line install argument.
- The ability to select the desired level of security for unsigned applets, Java Web Start applications, and embedded JavaFX applications that run in a browser. Four levels of security are supported. This feature can be set in the Java Control Panel or (on Microsoft Windows platform only) using a command-line install argument.
- New dialogs to warn you when the JRE is insecure (either expired or below the security baseline) and needs to be updated.
# Bug Fixes
* java command
- Wildcard expansion for single entry classpath does not work on Windows platforms.

# Bug Fixes
* client-libs
- isModalityTypeSupported is not handled correctly
- NullPointerException in BasicTreeUI when a node is removed by expansion listener
- JScrollBar does not show up even if there are enough lebgth of textstring in textField
- Wrong tooltip location in Multi-Monitor configurations
* core-libs
- (props) System.getProperty("os.name") should return "Windows 8" when run on Windows 8
- (props) System.getProperty("os.name") should return "Windows Server 2012" for Windows Server 2012
- InetAddress.getLocalHost performance need to be fixed
- Add more logging to HTTP protocol handler
- Proxy-Connection headers set incorrectly when a HttpClient is retrieved from the Keep Alive Cache
- Make sure that a connection is still alive when retrieved from KeepAliveCache in certain cases
- (so) NIO channels with IPv6 on Windows
- TimeZone.getDefault() slow due to synchronization bottleneck
- Deadlock in jndi ldap connection cleanup
* deploy
- Java Control Panel does only allow a maximum of 1000 MB of Disk Space for storing temporary files
- Applet throws AccessControlException sporadically while reading user.home
- legacy_lifecycle applets get destroyed prematurely
- "getprintjob" hangs in old plugin
- Random SHA1 digest errors when using Java Web Start with JarDiff
* hotspot
- Unaligned stackpointer leads to crash during deoptimization
- Wrong results from basic comparisons after calls to Long.bitCount(long)
- os::print_os_info needs to know about Windows 8
- Possible JVM deadlock in ThreadTimesClosure when using HotspotInternal non-public API
* install
- Windows license link location changed again
* other-libs
- Race condition in CORBA code causes re-use of ABORTed connections
* security-libs
- REGRESSION: CertificateParsingException for CRL Distribution Point with blank
- Jarsigner -verify fails if rsa file used sha-256 with authenticated attributes
- Comprehensive backport of kdc timeout infrastructure from jdk7
- Support SunMSCAPI Security Provider in Windows 64-bit releases of JVM
- SSLSocket connect times out instead of throwing socket closed exception
* tools
- Start position is wrong for package private constructors
* xml
- High lock time for com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.dv.DTDDVFactory.getInstance()
- DocumentBuilder.parse(String uri) is not IPv6 enabled. It throws MalformedURLException

# Bug Fixes
* This release contains fixes for security vulnerabilities
- Porting fix for TimeZone from JDK 8 back to JDK 7
- UnsatisfiedLinkError on PKCS11.C_GetOperationState while using NSS from jre7u6 +
- XML Signature DOM implementation should not use instanceof to determine type of Node
- [macosx] Unchecking the Check for Updates Automatically checkbox in the JCP prevents Manual Update

# Bug Fixes
* This release contains fixes for security vulnerabilities
- Regression: crossdomain.xml with dtd does not work
- XML Signature DOM implementation should not use instanceof to determine type of Node

- This release contains fixes for security vulnerabilities.

- This release contains a security-in-depth fix.

No change log.

# This update release contains the following enhancements:
* JDK and JRE Support for Mac OS X
* JDK for Linux on ARM
* JavaFX SDK and JavaFX Runtime included in JDK 7u6 and JRE 7u6
* Java Access Bridge included in JRE 7u6
* Alternative Hash Function
* Changes to Security Warning Dialog Box for Trusted Signed and Self Signed Applications

- This release contains fixes for security vulnerabilities.

- This release contains fixes for security vulnerabilities.

# Contains the following enhancements:
* JDK Support for Mac OS X
* New JVM (Java HotSpot Virtual Machine, version 23)
* New Supported Garbage Collector: Garbage First (G1)
* JavaFX 2.1 Runtime co-installs with JRE 7 during auto-update
* JAXP upgraded to 1.4.6
* Java DB upgraded to 10.8.2.2
* SPARC T4 specific crypto optimizations in the security area
* New flag to unlock Commercial Features

- Includes bug fixes and performance improvements.

- Contains fixes for security vulnerabilities.

- Contains fixes for security vulnerabilities.

* New JVM (Java HotSpot Virtual Machine, version 22) that improves reliability and performance
* Support for Oracle Solaris 11
* Support for Firefox 5 and later
* JavaFX is included with Java SE
* Demos and Samples in a Separate Bundle
* Deployment Updates
This release introduces the following improvements for web-deployed applications:
- Non-blocking installation of JRE and JavaFX using Deployment Toolkit
- Reduced footprint of signed JAR files
- Caching certificate details in the JNLP file for signed applications
- Caching enabled by default
- Embedded JNLP support for Web Start
- Ability to pass secure JVM arguments to the Web Start application from inside the web page using Deployment Toolkit
- Improvements for handling content with gzip encoding
- Improved support for JNLP applications
- Startup improvements
- New setting, Insecure JRE versions, in Java Control Panel
* Bug Fixes
- The Java 7 compiler used to erroneously accept the diamond operator in array initializer expressions.
- Public key certificates containing Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) keys are parsed correctly by the SunPKCS11 JCE security provider on Solaris 11