Java Crypto Encumberance Update.

[Lillian Angel]

Hi,

Great news!

Thanks,
Lillian


Brad Wetmore wrote:
> 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