Re: crypt JAVA

That's all well and good but I can't find anything in that document that
actually says which providers/algorithms exist in which particular Java
implementation. I figure that that is what the original poster would
really like to know. The document talks about the generic capabilities
of the crypto API, not particular instantiations.

-Mark

Joseph M. Futrelle wrote:

> > On Tue, 8 Apr 1997, Leslie Cuff wrote:
> >
> > }Needed a Java Equivalent of the unix CRYPT function.
> > }   is there one that has been ``approved'' for use by security
> teams?
> > }
> > You may find that hard to find, since Java is developed in the US
> and
> > exporting cryptogrphic items is a crime.  Not to say that you
> aren't in
> > the US, but since Java is available for free over the internet, it
> would
> > be difficult for them to do this.
>
> Docs for the Java Crypto APIs can be found at:
>  http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/security/CryptoSpec.html
>
>
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