Re: Applet Security

Marianne Mueller (Marianne.Mueller@Eng)
Mon, 4 May 1998 12:10:33 -0700 (PDT)

Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 12:10:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: Marianne Mueller <Marianne.Mueller@Eng>
Subject: Re: Applet Security
To: java-security@web4.javasoft.com, bee_vee@rocketmail.com

Use the example in http://java.sun.com/security/signExample

I needed to update the certificate, and I didn't realize the example lives
in two places! I'll update java.sun.com/security/sign/example so it's
in sync.

See also java.sun.com/security/usingJavakey.html

Note that:

Unfortunately the JDK 1.1 signing and verification is not supported
by the web browsers (Netscape's and Microsoft's.) It is supported
in HotJava, http://java.sun.com/products/hotjava and appletviewer.

You can use the Java Plug-In in the browsers to get access to
more recent JDK technology, http://java.sun.com/products/plugin
You should be able to use 1.1.x signed applets with the Plug-In
plugged into the browsers.

We are working with the Java licensees to get the standard Java
signing working for people in an interoperable way.