# Re: Asymmetric Cipher

Jan Luehe (Jan.Luehe@Eng)
Mon, 9 Feb 1998 15:36:02 -0800 (PST)

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    Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 15:36:02 -0800 (PST)

    From: Jan Luehe <Jan.Luehe@Eng>

    Subject: Re: Asymmetric Cipher

    To: java-security@web1.javasoft.com, hzhang@enova.com

Hua:

> With the default provider package (SunJFC), does the Cipher class in JCE
> 1.2 support asymmetric encryption/decryption algorithm such as RSA and
> DH ? If not, has it been planned for future release ?

The SunJCE provider does not (and will not) support RSA encryption,
because of licensing restrictions.
However, it provides DH (as a session key agreement algorithm)
between 2 parties.

RSA's JSAFE provider supplies RSA in Java. RSA have announced plans
to make JSAFE a provider under JCE 1.2.

Jan

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