Java popped up and said a new version was available. I don't know what the major number was, but the minor number was 51, as I recall. I gave it the okay.

A few seconds later it popped up a message, 'This update is locked by a password' with a text field labeled 'Password'. This wasn't the typical OS X password window.

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It didn't even specify which password it wanted (user, admin, root. Or perhaps some password to a file or something?) I left the field blank and just hit 'Unlock'. Since hitting that unlock button about 10 minutes ago, it's been saying it's 'Extracting update.' With an indeterminate progress bar below it. I feel like it should have failed by now if it was a legitimate update.

I googled around for anyone else mentioning the window. All that came up was a discussion six years old about how an old version of Sparkle (an application framework for making it easy for developers to have their apps autoupdate) would ask for your password if it failed to mount a DMG or something like that. I'm wondering. Is this some kind of trojan? I have no idea how I would have gotten it, given I have Click to Plugin installed in Safari, which is up to date and the only browser I use on this computer. I suppose I just downloaded Paint Code yesterday.

I can't think of anything else I've really done with this computer recently. (It's still behaving exactly the same. It's now been at it for 15 minutes.). I also encountered the same problem with the update is locked with a password.

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I cancelled it and it stay running for a few minutes until I quit it using activity monitor. I searched online and found this forum post & retried to upgrade again via system preference - Java - upgrade This time there's no password requirement. Hmmmm Maybe the upgrade is password locked previously internally and pushed the update too quickly and discovered the mistake and updated the file with one that does not need a password to 'extract'. Got a feeling someone password locked a compress file accidentally, compression is required to save on bandwidth I guess. Java update on mavericks Hi, as long as I have been using JAVA 7, I always first moved the old version to the Trash and then installed the new version without a problem. First thing I do after installation is to disable the v update option.

By the way, there are many other software products that do not update properly, also on LINUX and MSWindows. Especially on OSX with its easy uninstall/install nature, just do not update! Asus p5wd2 driver for mac pro. Your preferences are under /Users/, so those are always retained.;JOOP! JDK 7 u 55: 'This update is locked with a password.' It is unfortunate that some vendors push bad security practices. The JDK 7 update 55 is showing 'This update is locked with a password.'

It is obvious that you would not give your password to any stranger asking it on the street, and this prompt is no different from a stranger. You have no way of telling where that password will be used.

It is a good practice to use system services for transparent and trusted way to ask for additional privileges. This update clearly violates this principle. Below is a screenshot displaying the popup along with plausible ps axu listing showing that it might indeed be Oracle's update prompting for some password. Shame on Oracle for making phishing user credentials one step easier.

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