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The follow sections list the system properties that may be set to modify
the default Tomcat behaviour.
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| Jasper |
| Property | Description |
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org.apache.jasper.compiler. Parser.STRICT_QUOTE_ESCAPING |
If false the requirements for escpaing quotes in JSP
attributes will be relaxed so that a missing required quote will not
cause an error. If not specified, the specification compliant default of
true will be used.
| org.apache.jasper.runtime. BodyContentImpl.LIMIT_BUFFER |
If true, any tag buffer that expands beyond
org.apache.jasper.Constants.DEFAULT_TAG_BUFFER_SIZE will be
destroyed and a new buffer created of the default size. If not specified,
the default value of false will be used.
| org.apache.jasper.runtime. JspFactoryImpl.USE_POOL |
If true, a ThreadLocal PageContext pool will
be used. If not specified, the default value of true will be
used.
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| Security |
| Property | Description |
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org.apache.catalina.connector. CoyoteAdapter.ALLOW_BACKSLASH |
If this is true the '\' character will be permitted as a
path delimiter. If not specified, the default value of false
will be used.
| org.apache.tomcat.util.buf. UDecoder.ALLOW_ENCODED_SLASH |
If this is true '%2F' and '%5C' will be permitted as path
delimiters. If not specified, the default value of false will
be used.
| org.apache.coyote. USE_CUSTOM_STATUS_MSG_IN_HEADER | If this is
true custom HTTP status messages will be used within HTTP
headers. Users must ensure that any such message is ISO-8859-1 encoded,
particularly if user provided input is included in the message, to prevent
a possible XSS vulnerability. If not specified the default value of
false will be used.
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| Specification |
| Property | Description |
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org.apache.catalina. STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE |
If this is true the following actions will occur:
- any wrapped request or response object passed to an application
dispatcher will be checked to ensure that it has wrapped the original
request or response. (SRV.8.2 / SRV.14.2.5.1)
- when updating the access count for the session, the update will be
synchronized.
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| Other |
| Property | Description |
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catalina.useNaming |
If this is false it will override the
useNaming attribute for all
Context elements.
| jvmRoute |
Provides a default value for the jvmRoute attribute of the
Engine element. It does not override the a value
configured on the Engine element.
| org.apache.catalina.loader. WebappClassLoader.ENABLE_CLEAR_REFERENCES |
If true, Tomcat attempts to null out any static or final
fields from loaded classes when a web application is stopped as a work
around for apparent garbage collection bugs and application coding errors.
There have been some issues reported with log4j when this option is
true.
Applications without memory leaks using recent JVMs should operate
correctly with this option set to false.
If not specified, the default value of true will be used.
| catalina.config |
The URL for the catalina.properties configuration file.
| tomcat.util.buf.StringCache.byte.enabled |
If true, the String cache is enabled for
ByteChunk. If not specified, the default value of
false will be used.
| tomcat.util.buf.StringCache.char.enabled |
If true, the String cache is enabled for
CharChunk. If not specified, the default value of
false will be used.
| tomcat.util.buf.StringCache.trainThreshold |
The number of times toString() must be called before the
cache is activated. If not specified, the default value of
20000 will be used.
| tomcat.util.buf.StringCache.cacheSize |
The size of the String cache. If not specified, the default value of
200 will be used.
| tomcat.util.buf.StringCache.maxStringSize |
The maximum length of String that will be cached. If not specified, the
default value of 128 will be used.
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