Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 15:51:55 +1100
From: Damon Atkins <Damon.Atkins@nabaus.com.au>
To: java-security@web2.javasoft.com
Subject: I would like to see SRP added
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SRP is Secure Remote Password, find attached a html page
http://srp.stanford.edu/srp/
PS
I would also like to see added to java a final opensafe() function,
which would let an applet talk to the
local file system
This would pop a a user interface listing directories and files which
the user could select or
the user could enter a file name. If the applet is not secure
opensafe() ignores any file names or wild card
extensions passed as arguments. The use must select the file to open
from the root directory
or home directory. This way an applet has access to the local file
system user is prompted to give all the information about file names. ie
a use would have to select c:\command.com or \vmunix for the applet to
be able to write or read from it.
The opensafe() function ensure control is with the user and not the
programmer.
PSS Is there any list I could join on Java security.
Damon.
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SRP stands for the Secure Remote Password protocol, and it represents a new mechanism for performing password-based authentication and key exchange over potentially insecure networks. SRP offers both security and convenience improvements over authentication techniques currently in use.
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