I had to install Java 8 in order to run a special program. This program is
used very rarely but Java provides its functionality to other programs
always, and therefore I would like to block Java so that other apps and
scripts on my PC cannot make use of Java.

My first idea was to rename Java components via batch before and after
running the program, but I am not sure if this works realy as expected.

How can I limit access to Java environment for any other programs allowing
only myApp.exe to employ Java?

Thanks, wuez

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On 2018-07-21 19:59, Wendelin Uez wrote:

I had to install Java 8 in order to run a special program. This program
is used very rarely but Java provides its functionality to other
programs always, and therefore I would like to block Java so that other
apps and scripts on my PC cannot make use of Java.

My first idea was to rename Java components via batch before and after running the program, but I am not sure if this works realy as expected.

How can I limit access to Java environment for any other programs
allowing only myApp.exe to employ Java?

Perhaps you could just remove the JRE installation directory from the $PATH?

Or bundle your program with a JRE (at the cost of size, obviously).

That wouldn't strictly speaking prevent another program from running
"your" JRE, but they would have to know the directory it resides in.

HTH,

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DF.

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How can I limit access to Java environment for any other programs
allowing only myApp.exe to employ Java?

Perhaps you could just remove the JRE installation directory from the
$PATH?

I'm afraid this wouldn't work if registry entries are used fpr
configuration.

Or bundle your program with a JRE (at the cost of size, obviously).

Yes, but how to do?

Thanks, wuez

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On 2018-07-22 11:32, Wendelin Uez wrote:

How can I limit access to Java environment for any other programs
allowing only myApp.exe to employ Java?

Perhaps you could just remove the JRE installation directory from the
$PATH?

I'm afraid this wouldn't work if registry entries are used fpr
configuration.

Or bundle your program with a JRE (at the cost of size, obviously).

Yes, but how to do?

Not sure; never tried it myself. Might simply zipping up the JRE dir work?

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Wendelin Uez wrote:

I had to install Java 8 in order to run a special program. This program is used very rarely but Java provides its functionality to other programs always, and therefore I would like to block Java so that other apps and scripts on my PC cannot make use of Java.

I assume, we're talking Windows here? With Linux you can download
Java as ZIP-file, so you can put it whereever you like.

You can install the JDK instead of the JRE. The installer of
the JDK also allows you to install the JRE but you can deselect
it. The JDK is not added to the PATH-variable automatically,
so it shouldn't be "visible" to other programs, except if they
do a scan of the whole file-system.


Cheers, Lothar
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