# ID#:10222 JDC Feedback

mock@Eng
Tue, 22 Dec 1998 11:00:40 -0800 (PST)

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ID#:10222 JDC Feedback

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> From: scwilson@jhancock.com
> To: jdc-webmaster@java.sun.com
> Reply-To: scwilson@jhancock.com
> Subject: JDC Feedback
>
>
> Name: Scott Wilson
> Browser: Netscape 2.1 or later
> Organization: John Hancock
> Location: North America
> MessageType: Bug Report
> Phone: 617-572-9476
> Operating System: WinNT
> alias: jdc-webmaster@java.sun.com
>
> Feedback: I have a need to encrypt some data and would like to use
> the Java security API that is part of JDK 1.1.6. My
> concern is the following warning in the Tutorial:
>
> WARNING! The Java Security API in JDK 1.1 is incomplete and will change in future releases. For
> example, it is not possible to import or export public or private keys used to generate and verify digital
> signatures. Support for specific certificate formats is also not available. Use the JDK 1.1 Java Security API
> interfaces and classes at your own risk and in full knowledge that some will be modified, expanded, replaced,
> or eliminated in future releases.
>
> Should I heed this warning? If the interfaces and classes are going
> to change in the future, I may need to look for a 3rd party solution
> (which is not ideal). Upgrading to JDK 1.2 is not an option at this
> point because we are using Netscape Application Server which is
> JDK 1.1.X based.
>
> Thanks!
>
>

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