[8] Code review request for 6263419: No way to clean the memory for a java.security.Key

Vincent Ryan vincent.x.ryan at oracle.com
Tue Jan 22 21:17:07 UTC 2013


Last call on this. And an updated webrev containing a minor javadoc 
change to the Implementer's Note in PrivateKey and SecretKey.

Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~vinnie/6263419/webrev.01/

Thanks.


On 17/01/2013 17:04, Vincent Ryan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Please review the fix for 6263419. It introduces a mechanism to destroy
> the sensitive data associated with private keys and secret keys. It is
> a component of the JEP-166 delivery.
>
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~vinnie/6263419/webrev.00/
>
> Implementers of JCE security providers can override the default method
> implementations in the Destroyable interface to allow applications to
> take advantage of this new facility. We intend to update our key
> implementation classes soon.
>
> Thanks.




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