I'm the admin of an open-source java project
(http://jugglinglab.sourceforge.net), and a rank newbie to the topic
of jar signing.  I would like to be able to copy/paste text between my
applet and other applications, and from what I understand this
requires the applet to be trusted.

Now a verified digital ID from VeriSign seems to cost around $400,
which is way too much for an open-source project to consider.  I'm
wondering if it's possible to create our own (unverified) ID and
self-signed certificate, and sign our jar with that.  I have hunted
around and not seen any straightforward instructions on how to do
this, or even an indication of whether it's possible.

Can anyone clue me in here?  Thanks for the help!

Jack