# Re: java.security.Signature doesn't support data recovery

David Brownell (db@Eng)
Mon, 06 Jul 1998 15:38:25 -0700

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    Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 15:38:25 -0700

    From: David Brownell <db@Eng>

    To: Vishal Goenka <vgoenka@novell.com>

    Subject: Re: java.security.Signature doesn't support data recovery

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Vishal Goenka wrote:
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> Signature with data recovery is not supported in
> current java.security.Signature. Comments ??

Since it's a signature, no data is hidden or lost; nothing's
to recover. Am I missing something?

If the goal is to let third parties access your signature
keys (why??) it's simple enough just to escrow them with
said third party directly.

- Dave

> Vishal Goenka
> Novell
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