Support for ECParameters with explicit (not named) parameter spec

[Xuelei Fan]

On 12/6/2017 4:24 AM, Max Fichtelmann wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> currently sun.security.util.ECParameters.engineInit(byte[]) is limited 
> to parse named curves. A commented block outlining parsing of explicit 
> parameters is included below throwing "only named ECParameters 
> supported". That comment block seems to be unchanged from at least jdk6 
> up until jdk10.
> 
What's the requirement for unnamed parameter spec? For TLS or just basic 
crypto operation?  Would you mind have an example about the use of it?


> Is there any Plan to implement this at some time? Since I am needing to 
> implement it anyway, how could I provide that change?
> 
Please refer to the "How to contribute" doc in OpenJDK:
     http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/

Regards,
Xuelei

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> 
> Max Fichtelmann
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