Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:33:35 +1000
From: Bernard Leach <leachbj@aba.net.au>
To: java-security@java.sun.com
Subject: DSA and Signature
Hi,
I was just wondering why when the algorithm "DSA" is passed
to the Signature getInstance() method it performs a lookup
for the algorithm "SHA/DSA"?
In the Signature.getInstance() method there is;
if (algorithm.equalsIgnoreCase("DSA"))
algorithm = new String("SHA/DSA");
But the JCA specification makes no mention of this! It
does specify the correct name for the algorithm is SHAwithDSA
but there is no mention of SHA/DSA.
bernard.