https:// sites dont load

I cant connect to any https:// sites. They have always worked in the past. Honestly, I dont know anything about java so if anyone can answer this problem with simple terms and step by step I would be so happy. Please, if you can help me but you need me to give more information just ask. Many thanks to anyone who can help. -Unhappy

[339 byte] By [Unhappy_Usera] at [2007-9-28 2:53:29]
# 1
Sounds like you needs sun Java Secure Sockets Extension. I've always needed these jars to get ssl/https to work. I can't tell you why it stopped working, maybe the jars got deleted or are no longer in the path. http://java.sun.com/products/jsse/Good Luck,Brunky
Brunkya at 2007-7-7 22:26:32 > top of Java-index,Developer Tools,Debugging and Profiling Tool APIs...
# 2

fyi, I believe sun couldn't include these jars with the jdk because of all the legal restrictions with exporting encryption technology.

Another fyi, I've had problems in the past writing something that I thought worked with ssl on my local pc, then I'd move it to production and it wouldn't work; wasn't initialized right in the code, certificate on the web server was wrong, local keystore wasn't right, yadaa, yadaa, yadaa. Once its deployed and working on a separate qa/test/production server, I feel much better.

Brunkya at 2007-7-7 22:26:32 > top of Java-index,Developer Tools,Debugging and Profiling Tool APIs...