¿Por qué Java 7 solicita permisos de red para una aplicación firmada?

Desde Java 7 Update 5, mi aplicación Java Web Start está solicitando el permiso para establecer conexiones. La solicitud está firmada con un certificado válido.

Se muestra una ventana emergente con el siguiente texto:

La aplicación ha solicitado permiso para establecer conexiones con www.example.com. ¿Quieres permitir esta acción? [OK] [Cancelar]

Al rechazar la solicitud, obtengo este rastreo en la consola:

Uncaught error fetching image:
java.lang.SecurityException
    at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkConnect(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.javaws.security.JavaWebStartSecurity.checkConnect(Unknown Source)
    at sun.awt.image.URLImageSource.checkSecurity(Unknown Source)
    at sun.awt.image.ImageRepresentation.imageComplete(Unknown Source)
    at sun.awt.image.InputStreamImageSource.errorConsumer(Unknown Source)
    at sun.awt.image.InputStreamImageSource.setDecoder(Unknown Source)
    at sun.awt.image.InputStreamImageSource.doFetch(Unknown Source)
    at sun.awt.image.ImageFetcher.fetchloop(Unknown Source)
    at sun.awt.image.ImageFetcher.run(Unknown Source)

Y aquí está el volcado de hilo cuando se solicita el permiso:

"Image Fetcher 2" daemon prio=8 tid=0x04198000 nid=0xc24 in Object.wait() [0x0470e000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (on object monitor)
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
        - waiting on <0x1d67b050> (a java.lang.Object)
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:503)
        at com.sun.javaws.ui.JavawsSysRun.delegate(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x1d67b050> (a java.lang.Object)
        at com.sun.deploy.util.DeploySysRun.execute(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.util.DeploySysRun$1.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at com.sun.deploy.util.DeploySysRun.executePrivileged(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.ui.UIFactory.showApiDialog(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.uitoolkit.impl.awt.ui.UIFactoryImpl.showMessageDialog(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.uitoolkit.impl.awt.ui.UIFactoryImpl.showMessageDialog(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.jnlp.ApiDialog.askUser(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.jnlp.ApiDialog.askUser(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.jnlp.ApiDialog.askConnect(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.security.JavaWebStartSecurity.checkConnect(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName0(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.InetAddress.getByName(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor3.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.getCurrentIP(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.isCacheEntryIPValid(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.getCacheEntryFromIdxFiles(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.isUpdateAvailable(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.DeployCacheHandler.get(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x12fd06d0> (a java.lang.Object)
        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.followRedirect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x12fd0728> (a sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection)
        at com.sun.deploy.net.CrossDomainXML.check(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.net.CrossDomainXML.check(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x1d6fcf40> (a java.lang.Class for com.sun.deploy.net.CrossDomainXML)
        at com.sun.javaws.security.JavaWebStartSecurity.checkConnect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x12fd09b8> (a sun.net.www.http.HttpClient)
        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x12fd0a40> (a sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLEntityManager.setupCurrentEntity(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLEntityManager.startEntity(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLEntityManager.startDTDEntity(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDTDScannerImpl.setInputSource(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$DTDDriver.dispatch(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$DTDDriver.next(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$PrologDriver.next(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl.parse(Unknown Source)
        at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.net.CrossDomainXML$2.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at com.sun.deploy.net.CrossDomainXML.check(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.net.CrossDomainXML.check(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x1d6fcf40> (a java.lang.Class for com.sun.deploy.net.CrossDomainXML)
        at com.sun.javaws.security.JavaWebStartSecurity.checkConnect(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.URLImageSource.checkSecurity(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.InputStreamImageSource.setDecoder(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.InputStreamImageSource.doFetch(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.ImageFetcher.fetchloop(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.ImageFetcher.run(Unknown Source)

"AWT-EventQueue-0" prio=6 tid=0x0315f800 nid=0xc80 waiting on condition [0x037cf000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (parking)
        at sun.misc.Unsafe.park(Native Method)
        - parking to wait for  <0x1d6b46a8> (a java.util.concurrent.locks.AbstractQueuedSynchronizer$ConditionObject)
        at java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport.park(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.locks.AbstractQueuedSynchronizer$ConditionObject.await(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.getNextEvent(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

"javawsApplicationMain" prio=6 tid=0x040b4c00 nid=0x1198 in Object.wait() [0x0461f000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (on object monitor)
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
        - waiting on <0x1db95260> (a java.awt.MediaTracker)
        at java.awt.MediaTracker.waitForID(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x1db95260> (a java.awt.MediaTracker)
        at javax.swing.ImageIcon.loadImage(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x1db95260> (a java.awt.MediaTracker)
        at javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at com.mycompany.myapp.j.c(Unknown Source)
        at com.mycompany.myapp.j.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at com.mycompany.myapp.MainClass.main(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.executeApplication(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.executeMainClass(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.doLaunchApp(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

"CacheCleanUpThread" daemon prio=6 tid=0x03232800 nid=0x1048 waiting for monitor entry [0x0390f000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: BLOCKED (on object monitor)
        at com.sun.deploy.net.CrossDomainXML.quickCheck(Unknown Source)
        - waiting to lock <0x1d6fcf40> (a java.lang.Class for com.sun.deploy.net.CrossDomainXML)
        at com.sun.javaws.security.JavaWebStartSecurity.checkConnect(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName0(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.InetAddress.getByName(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor3.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.getCurrentIP(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.isCacheEntryIPValid(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.getCacheEntryFromFile(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.getCacheEntryFromFile(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.CleanupThread.getCurrentCacheSize(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.cache.CleanupThread.run(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x1d6b5518> (a java.lang.Object)

"Javaws Secure Thread" daemon prio=6 tid=0x03158c00 nid=0xb9c in Object.wait() [0x0377f000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (on object monitor)
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
        - waiting on <0x12fd1e58> (a java.awt.EventQueue$1AWTInvocationLock)
        at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:503)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.invokeAndWait(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x12fd1e58> (a java.awt.EventQueue$1AWTInvocationLock)
        at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.ui.DialogTemplate.setVisible(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.deploy.ui.UIFactory$10.execute(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.ui.JavawsSysRun$SecureThread.doWork(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.ui.JavawsSysRun$SecureThread.run(Unknown Source)
        - locked <0x1d67b050> (a java.lang.Object)

La aplicación consiste en una pantalla de bienvenida que obtiene imágenes de un sitio web, esta pantalla se cierra y aparece la ventana principal de la aplicación. La advertencia se muestra solo antes de que aparezca la pantalla de bienvenida. Una vez que se inicia la aplicación, no se muestra ninguna otra advertencia a pesar de varias conexiones iniciadas por la aplicación.

¿Qué está causando este problema? ¿Es esta una regresión en Java 7u5 o una nueva característica? No he visto ninguna referencia a esto en elNotas de lanzamiento.

Gracias

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