Re: Language independant public key

From: Bill Unruh (unruh_at_string.physics.ubc.ca)
Date: 06/25/03 

Date: 24 Jun 2003 22:47:24 GMT

seancloutier@yahoo.com (Sean) writes:

]Hello,

]Here's the problem (if anyone has any suggestions, please reply):

]We've got two different machines. One is running Java, the other is
]running a non-Java language, possibly Perl or Visual Basic or Cold
]Fushion or C/C++. We need to be able to encrypt on the non-Java

None of those are operating systems. Which operating system are they
using?
You need to get a secret key encryption program (DES, AES, Blowfish,
....) and install it on each of the machines. Then encrypt using the
shared secret key on one, and decrypt on the other.

Maybe if you told us why we could help more.

]machine and decrypt on the Java machine (or go the other way).

]Here's what we DON'T want to do:
]1. Call through JNI
]2. Run a server that does encryption/decryption or use CORBA
]3. Pay for a security provider (if we don't have to)

]It appears as though the "public keys" that are generated by security

?? Why do you need public keys?

]providers are specific to that provider. Are there any providers that
]create/use language independant keys? Or are there some other

All keys are language independant. They are just not encryption system
independant.

]solutions that we're missing?

]Any help would be greatly appreciated.

]Sean

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