# Javakey Support

Chris Pentleton (chrispn@ibm.net)
Thu, 16 Oct 1997 14:53:48 -0400

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    Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 14:53:48 -0400

    From: Chris Pentleton <chrispn@ibm.net>

    To: java-security@web2.javasoft.com

    Subject: Javakey Support

I am trying to develop a set of applets that use local resources. I
have gotten a hold
of the Netscape security extensions to support capabilities and object
signing and understand how to use the mechanism.

Unfortunately, I cannot use Javakey to sign the jar files. Netscape
doesn't understand
these signed certificates and from what I have been able to determine, I
need to setup a full blown certificate server -- yikes.

Javakey was so nice and simple --- it was great! I am sending this
message
to you in hopes of a simple answer. So far my attempts to get Netscape
to comment
have gone no where.

My question is simple:

Since Netscape is supposed to be 100% java compliant should they not
also be required to support JAVAKEY and the simple signing approach? Do
you know if they will be supporting it very soon?

Can you direct me to something SIMPLE that works?

Another small comment.
------------------------
Netscape just released Enterprise Server Version 3.01 and to my surprise
they do not support the fully JDK 1.1 (in particular JNI and RMI, and
JDBC). Luckily the IBM server DOMINO GO does so I will be using it
instead. For all of Netscape's "talk" over the past few weeks about
standard Java you'd have expected better JDK support
by now....

Sincerly
Chris Pentleton
Java Enthusiast...

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