Re: jdk 1.2 jarsigner now Netscape compatible?

Roland Schemers (Roland.Schemers@Eng)
Tue, 27 Jan 1998 11:28:28 -0800 (PST)

Message-Id: <199801271928.LAA05115@crypto.eng.sun.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 11:28:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Roland Schemers <Roland.Schemers@Eng>
Subject: Re: jdk 1.2 jarsigner now Netscape compatible?
To: java-security@web1.javasoft.com, tdell@netscape.com,

As of 1.2beta1, we still aren't compatible. I've made changes in the latest
build so that we can parse and verify Netscape signed jars, assuming that you
have installed a security provider that supports RSA.

The JDK itself (as well as Sun's JCE) does not support RSA.

Unforutately our docs on the manifest format are still out of date
and are in need a re-write. Its on the todo list.

roland

> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 13:30:55 +0100
> From: Stefan Fuenfrocken <fuenf@informatik.tu-darmstadt.de>
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> Hi there,
> could you please answer the question:
>
> Is the jarsigner tool of jdk 1.2 now compatible with Netscape's zigbert tool,
so
> that I can sign Applets with the jdk jarsigner and use it in Netscape
> Communicator?
>
> or point me to some source of information which explains why or why not.
>
> Thanx a lot
> Stefan
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