# Distribution of JavaKey

Andrew Fussell (afussell@starvision.com)
Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:01:45 -0700

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Hi, I've written a applet, and I wanted to run it in a plugin, as a
signed Applet.
I've signed the Applet and created the certificate. The concern that I
have is distribution.

As best I can tell there is two methods of getting a system to trust a
signed applet.
Either allow the user to download a copy of identifydb.obj and overwrite
the original, but if the user does this, then they will lose any
previous information.

The second (and perferred ) method is to have the user download the
certificate, and using the javakey utility, add a trusted signer, and
the matching certificate to their database.

The problem , is that the plugin (version 1.1.1 for windows) does not
come with the javakey utility.

In order to get a copy of Javakey, the user would have to download a
copy of the JDK or a JRE, as both of these have JavaKey included.

Is there any other way to get it? Do I have the rights to post a copy
of JavaKey on my website for the user the download? I couldn't find a
license agreement for JavaKey.

Any input you have would be appreciated.

Thanks

Andrew

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