# About SSL and Java

Sonal Nagda (sonal@dbsinternet.com)
Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:43:31 -0000

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    From: "Sonal Nagda" <sonal@dbsinternet.com>

    To: <java-security@web2.javasoft.com>

    Subject: About SSL and Java

    Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:43:31 -0000

Hello,

I have gone through the APIs for the "SSL Standard Extension",
which have been published at:

http://java.sun.com/jdc/earlyAccess/ssl.html

But how does one deploy them? That is, are these available in the
form of ".class" files?
Just like we use (say) the "java.net" package, how could
"javax.net.ssl" or "javax.net" be used? Sorry, but I'm on tenterhooks
as far as this matter is concerned. If you could tell me where these
packages, which are extensions, could be downloaded from and
how exactly they are to be deployed, it'll be a big help indeed.
By way of being extension packages to the JDK1.1, how do they
differ from normal packages in terms of usage etc.??

Secondly, having established a connection using the SSLSocket
SSLServerSocket classes etc., how does one go about transferring
data between the two machines. Also, is it that once you've used these
classes for a connection, is all the data that goes through inherently
encrypted and hence secure???

Sorry for the all the repetitions but do need a good understanding
on all these issues.

Thanks in advance for all the help.

Yours in hope,
Sonal.

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