Java Crypto Encumberance Update.

[Brad Wetmore]

Hi Lillian,

I'm shooting for getting JCE into B21, which will be promoted roughly 
Sept 27th.  I'll probably have to integrate right after b20 closes, and 
the bi-weekly promotion schedule makes it a bit later than I was hoping for.

Hope this helps.

Brad


Lillian Angel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
>> Here's a quick update on our efforts to remove the cryptographic
>> encumbrances from the Java SE code base, and thus finally open source
>> the crypto framework and the Sun providers (SunJCE, PKCS11, MSCAPI).
>>
>> We have cleared our concerns with the various stakeholders (legal,
>> export, mgmt, etc), and began merging the JCE and Java SE code bases
>> last week.  This includes opening the PKCS11/MSCAPI bulk cryptographic
>> routines also.
>>
>> Assuming we don't get pulled in too many different directions or hit any
>> major snags, we should have this code ready by mid-Sept.
> 
> Will the code be ready for the next release?
> 
>>
>> I know this code has been eagerly anticipated, so thanks for your
>> patience.  We had quite a few items to resolve.
>>
> 
> 
> Thank you very much!
> Lillian