Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 16:29:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Jan Luehe <Jan.Luehe@Eng>
Subject: Re: jce1.2 availability
To: java-security@web1.javasoft.com, mlewis@burly.com
Mike:
> Hi. When will the jce be available? Can it be used to encrypt
> objectstreams over RMI? I'm working on a project for local telco who
> needs this functionality soon.
We are shooting for an early access release of JCE1.2
in the week of Jan 5.
JCE1.2 provides a class "SealedObject", which allows you to
"seal" (encrypt) the serialized contents of an object in order
to protect its confidentiality.
You can pass around a SealedObject (e.g., over RMI) without
worrying about its contents being disclosed to unauthorized
parties.
Jan