RSA Implementation for SunJCE Provider

Hello there!I just would like to inquire if there are plans/news for the sun developers to include the RSA Algorithm as part of the cryptographic services available in the pre-installed SunJCE Provider? If so, when?Thanks.Regards,Ronron
[285 byte] By [v_caspillan] at [2007-9-27 14:26:45]
# 1

> I just would like to inquire if there are

> plans/news for the sun developers to include the

> RSA Algorithm as part of the cryptographic services

> available in the pre-installed SunJCE Provider?

> If so, when?

Which RSA algorithm are you looking for? BTW Sun has 4 JCE providers: SUN, SunJCE, SunRsaSign, SunJSSE. Last two has the following RSA algorithms: KeyPairGenerator.RSA

Signature.MD2withRSA

Signature.MD5withRSA

Signature.SHA1withRSA

euxx at 2007-7-5 22:17:39 > top of Java-index,Security,Cryptography...
# 2

> Which RSA algorithm are you looking for? BTW Sun has 4

> JCE providers: SUN, SunJCE, SunRsaSign, SunJSSE. Last

> two has the following RSA algorithms:> KeyPairGenerator.RSA

>Signature.MD2withRSA

>Signature.MD5withRSA

>Signature.SHA1withRSA

Hello euxx!

Thank you for taking time to reply on my query.

I am referring to the SunJCE Provider, which is already included in the latest Java 2 SDK, v 1.4 release.

I am looking for the RSA Algorithm for encryption/decryption of data. Because I believe that it would be very helpful when the SunJCE would include the implementation of that algorithm since the provider had been pre-installed in the latest Java 2 SDK.

Do you have any idea?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Ron

v_caspillan at 2007-7-5 22:17:39 > top of Java-index,Security,Cryptography...
# 3
No idea - that's why we're using BouncyCastle. I suspect Cipher.RSA is not supported in order to avoid export issues. Given the current security climate in the US, I don't expect it to change anytime soon...
ggainey at 2007-7-5 22:17:39 > top of Java-index,Security,Cryptography...
# 4

>> Which RSA algorithm are you looking for? BTW Sun has 4

>> JCE providers: SUN, SunJCE, SunRsaSign, SunJSSE.

> I am referring to the SunJCE Provider, which is

> already included in the latest Java 2 SDK, v 1.4

> release.

Those 4 providers are from JDK 1.4

> I am looking for the RSA Algorithm for

> encryption/decryption of data. Because I believe that

> it would be very helpful when the SunJCE would include

> the implementation of that algorithm since the

> provider had been pre-installed in the latest Java 2

> SDK.

>

> Do you have any idea?

I believe they still don't want to have any issues with US export restrictions, especially with that little case when someone need to use RSA encryption. So, they let you to use any 3rd part JCE provider. And there is such a good one for free. Look at the BouncyCastle.

euxx at 2007-7-5 22:17:39 > top of Java-index,Security,Cryptography...
# 5
Hello!Thanks for replying, in some ways I am enlightened with your answers. I haven't tried BouncyCastle encryption but I'll check it out.Thanks again.Regards,Ronron
v_caspillan at 2007-7-5 22:17:39 > top of Java-index,Security,Cryptography...