# Re: JavaKey "-gk option" in JDK 1.1.7/1.1.7a don't work! It loops forever!!!

Charlie Lai (charlie@angeles.eng.sun.com)
Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:41:14 -0800 (PDT)

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hi,

> JavaKey "-gk option" in JDK 1.1.7 and JDK 1.1.7a don't work! It loops
> forever!!!
> I "reload" the old JDK 1.1.6 and the "-gk option" works fine...
> Also the new JDK 1.1.7a's Javakey don't work...

we modified the SecureRandom implementation that javakey relies
on to generate keys. unfortunately, this implementation doesn't
work well on Win95 (although it is fine on NT, solaris, and other platforms).

this is due to the inefficiencies in Win95 as it deals with
multiple running threads.

we have done our best to work about the Win95 problems,
and the fix will go into jdk 1.1.8.

sorry for the inconvenience,
charlie

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