diff --git a/src/java.xml/share/classes/jdk/xml/internal/JdkConstants.java b/src/java.xml/share/classes/jdk/xml/internal/JdkConstants.java
index 26f163878ea..412eddb5ab0 100644
--- a/src/java.xml/share/classes/jdk/xml/internal/JdkConstants.java
+++ b/src/java.xml/share/classes/jdk/xml/internal/JdkConstants.java
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public final class JdkConstants {
      * System Property for the JDKCatalog' RESOLVE property
      * @since 22
      */
-    public static final String JDKCATALOG_RESOLVE = "jdk.xml.jdkCatalog.resolve";
+    public static final String JDKCATALOG_RESOLVE = "jdk.xml.jdkcatalog.resolve";
 
     // Catalog Resolve Integer mappings for String values
     public static final int CONTINUE = 0;
diff --git a/src/java.xml/share/conf/jaxp.properties b/src/java.xml/share/conf/jaxp.properties
index b43b5a3e8d1..53074816cb9 100644
--- a/src/java.xml/share/conf/jaxp.properties
+++ b/src/java.xml/share/conf/jaxp.properties
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@
 # the default property values. The format is:
 #     system-property-name=value
 #
-# For example, the FILES property in CatalogFeatures has an associated system
-# property called javax.xml.catalog.files. An entry for the FILES property in the
-# configuration file would therefore use javax.xml.catalog.files as the key, that
+# For example, the RESOLVE property in CatalogFeatures has an associated system
+# property called javax.xml.catalog.resolve. An entry for the RESOLVE property in the
+# configuration file would therefore use javax.xml.catalog.resolve as the key, that
 # is:
-#     javax.xml.catalog.files=strict
+#     javax.xml.catalog.resolve=strict
 #
 #
 # Extension Functions:
@@ -128,6 +128,24 @@ jdk.xml.overrideDefaultParser=false
 #
 # javax.xml.useCatalog=true
 #
+# Implementation Specific Properties - jdkcatalog.resolve
+#
+# This property instructs the JDK default CatalogResolver to act in accordance with
+# the setting when unable to resolve an external reference with the built-in Catalog.
+# The options are:
+#     continue -- indicates that the processing should continue
+#     ignore -- indicates that the reference is skipped
+#     strict -- indicates that the resolver should throw a CatalogException
+#
+# The following setting would cause the resolve to throw a CatalogException when
+# unable to resolve an external reference:
+# jdk.xml.jdkcatalog.resolve=strict
+#
+# Implementation Specific Properties - DTD
+#
+# This property instructs the parsers to: deny, ignore or allow DTD processing.
+# The following setting would cause the parser to reject DTD by throwing an exception.
+# jdk.xml.dtd.support=deny
 #
 # Implementation Specific Properties - Limits
 #
diff --git a/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/catalog/CatalogTestBase.java b/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/catalog/CatalogTestBase.java
index 17141fb474e..f3f1209ce82 100644
--- a/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/catalog/CatalogTestBase.java
+++ b/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/catalog/CatalogTestBase.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class CatalogTestBase extends TestBase {
 
         // error (not from catalog) is expect when CATALOG=continue
         boolean isErrExpected = true;
-        String expected1 = "invalid.site.com";
+        String expected1 = UNKNOWN_HOST;
 
         // expected when reference is resolved by Catalog
         String expected3 = "", expected4 = "";
diff --git a/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/config/files/catalog2.properties b/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/config/files/catalog2.properties
index 16cf13c1a96..06c25c3ba81 100644
--- a/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/config/files/catalog2.properties
+++ b/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/config/files/catalog2.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # ---- Config File: for testing the CATALOG property ----
 #
 # strict: report error if not resolved by the JDK Catalog
-jdk.xml.jdkCatalog.resolve=strict
+jdk.xml.jdkcatalog.resolve=strict
 # Enable Extension Functions
 jdk.xml.enableExtensionFunctions=true
 # Disallow overriding the default parser
diff --git a/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/config/files/jaxp.properties b/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/config/files/jaxp.properties
index 7f1a48e7c1c..53074816cb9 100644
--- a/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/config/files/jaxp.properties
+++ b/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/config/files/jaxp.properties
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@
 # the default property values. The format is:
 #     system-property-name=value
 #
-# For example, the FILES property in CatalogFeatures has an associated system
-# property called javax.xml.catalog.files. An entry for the FILES property in the
-# configuration file would therefore use javax.xml.catalog.files as the key, that
+# For example, the RESOLVE property in CatalogFeatures has an associated system
+# property called javax.xml.catalog.resolve. An entry for the RESOLVE property in the
+# configuration file would therefore use javax.xml.catalog.resolve as the key, that
 # is:
-#     javax.xml.catalog.files=strict
+#     javax.xml.catalog.resolve=strict
 #
 #
 # Extension Functions:
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@ jdk.xml.overrideDefaultParser=false
 #
 # javax.xml.useCatalog=true
 #
+# Implementation Specific Properties - jdkcatalog.resolve
+#
+# This property instructs the JDK default CatalogResolver to act in accordance with
+# the setting when unable to resolve an external reference with the built-in Catalog.
+# The options are:
+#     continue -- indicates that the processing should continue
+#     ignore -- indicates that the reference is skipped
+#     strict -- indicates that the resolver should throw a CatalogException
+#
+# The following setting would cause the resolve to throw a CatalogException when
+# unable to resolve an external reference:
+# jdk.xml.jdkcatalog.resolve=strict
+#
 # Implementation Specific Properties - DTD
 #
 # This property instructs the parsers to: deny, ignore or allow DTD processing.
diff --git a/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/util/TestBase.java b/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/util/TestBase.java
index fa7d32fe4e4..6be967d8dd5 100644
--- a/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/util/TestBase.java
+++ b/test/jaxp/javax/xml/jaxp/unittest/common/util/TestBase.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class TestBase {
 
     // Impl Specific Properties
     public static final String SP_DTD = "jdk.xml.dtd.support";
-    public static final String SP_CATALOG = "jdk.xml.jdkCatalog.resolve";
+    public static final String SP_CATALOG = "jdk.xml.jdkcatalog.resolve";
     public static final String OVERRIDE_PARSER = "jdk.xml.overrideDefaultParser";
 
     // DTD/CATALOG constants
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public class TestBase {
     // CATALOG=strict
     public static final String CONFIG_CATALOG_STRICT = "catalog2.properties";
 
+    public static final String UNKNOWN_HOST = "invalid.site.com";
 
     String xmlExternalEntity, xmlExternalEntityId;
     String xmlGE_Expansion, xmlGE_ExpansionId;
@@ -334,15 +335,17 @@ public class TestBase {
 
     protected void processError(boolean expectError, String error, Exception e)
             throws Exception {
-        //e.printStackTrace();
         String str = e.getMessage();
-//        System.out.println("Exp Msg: " + str);
-        //e.printStackTrace();
         if (!expectError) {
-            Assert.assertTrue(false, "Expected pass, but Exception is thrown " +
-                    str);
+            Assert.assertTrue(false, "Expected pass, but Exception is thrown " + str);
         } else {
-            Assert.assertTrue((str != null) && str.contains(error));
+            // This check is necessary since errors other than UnknownHostException
+            // can contain the host name in the System ID
+            if (UNKNOWN_HOST.equals(error)) {
+                Assert.assertTrue((str != null) && str.equals(error));
+            } else {
+                Assert.assertTrue((str != null) && str.contains(error));
+            }
         }
     }