# Ignition 7.7 Certificate Expired **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition79\ **Created:** [October 17, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553 "2025-10-17T13:42:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/1 "2025-10-17T13:42:23Z")
I have an old gateway running 7.7. I need to add some things to the project but I’m having an issue running the jnlp because of an expired certificate. What do I do to resolve this? Would grabbing a fresh installer from the Inductive Automation website come with a new cert if I were to take a gateway backup, uninstall the current version, install with the new installer, and then restore the backup? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/2 "2025-10-17T14:07:26Z")
You generally have two options: 1. Hopefully there's some kind of Java settings in the Windows control panel area you can use to disable all the security stuff. 2. Preferred - ditch JNLP/webstart and download the native launcher off the homepage of that gateway and just start using that. ---
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/3 "2025-10-17T14:08:30Z")
We can launch the client no problem. What about the designer? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/4 "2025-10-17T14:10:09Z")
Should be the same story with the Designer. Modify security settings or use Native Launcher. ---
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/5 "2025-10-21T14:59:07Z")
Yes, I was able to get to the designer with the client launcher. The name is just misleading as I expected the downloaded “clientlauncer.exe” to only launch clients. On a side note, does the Ignition gateway still need Java installed? (v7.7.1) ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/6 "2025-10-21T15:10:39Z")
> [@amarks](#): > > (v7.7.1) Is that a typo as the rest of the thread references 7.9? From memory, Igntiion gateway came with bundled Java around the middle of 7.9, maybe 7.9.10 or so. So for 7.9.1 yes, and 7.7.1 definitely yes. ---
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/7 "2025-10-21T15:13:06Z")
Thanks. If we run into a java issue on the gateway itself I would look at updating the Ignition version. Update from 7.7 to 7.9 should be relatively easy? ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/8 "2025-10-21T15:17:07Z")
Should be yes, I’ve done 7.8 to 7.9 before pain free. Does the customer have active support? ---
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/9 "2025-10-21T15:28:15Z")
No. Is 7.7 to 7.9 an upgrade that would require purchase? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/10 "2025-10-21T15:29:19Z")
> [@amarks](#): > > that would require purchase? Reinstatement, yes. 65% of current retail, IIRC. (And would cover through 8.3.) ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/11 "2025-10-21T15:31:59Z")
Without reinstating support, 7.7.10 is the highest you can go to then. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-7-certificate-expired/111553/12 "2025-10-21T17:09:13Z")
Java was only bundled with NCL in 7.9. The gateway is still BYO. 8.0 introduced bundled Java for everything.