What is the difference between the Java 1.6 and 1.7 jarsigner

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Martin picture Martin · Jan 5, 2012 · Viewed 8.9k times · Source

Just noted that you can´t sign Android APKs with the Java 1.7 jarsigner. So I wonder why this is and what is the difference between the 1.6 and 1.7 signer?

Answer

Wojtek Owczarczyk picture Wojtek Owczarczyk · Jan 5, 2012

This is because the default digest algorithm for Java 1.7 is SHA-256 while for Java 1.6 it's SHA1withDSA.

Java 1.6 Jarsigner docs

Java 1.7 Jarsigner docs

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