Re: java security

Marianne Mueller (mrm@eng.sun.com)
Mon, 17 Mar 1997 20:27:43 -0800

Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 20:27:43 -0800
Message-Id: <199703180427.UAA03488@puffin.eng.sun.com>
From: Marianne Mueller <mrm@eng.sun.com>
To: 94908872@plink.cityu.edu.hk
Subject: Re: java security

We do not plan a world wide release of encryption/decryption APIs in
the JDK, since this is prohibited by U.S. export laws. We would like
the JDK to remain freely exportable world-wide, as it is now.

We are planning a US-only release of an extension package to the JDK,
which can be dropped into a standard JDK release. There is no
announced date for this package. However, this package will be
available only in the US.

Your project sounds interesting - hope it goes well. You might be
interested in using the Java Web Server to build a client/server
package, as an applet/servlet package. (Use applets on the client
side, use servlets on the server side.) See
http://java.sun.com/products/java-server for details. The Java Web
Server also has security features you might take advantage of.

Marianne