I have a MySQL database that's holding username/password credentials for
a Servlet-based web-app I'm working on.  My question is: How do I
securely store the password in the database?
Thanks in advance!

i need to sign a file using mi IE browser and its certificate store. I think
i can use an applet but there is a problem with the java virtual machine
version (Microsoft or Sun). Do you know another method to sign a file? I
thought to use Capicom, but i cannot find something ...

I am attempting to write an encryption program using a PrivateKey from a
KeyStore. Apparently, I can't because I am getting an exception.
According to JavaTM Cryptography Extension (JCE) Reference Guide
for the JavaTM 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.4. Supposedly, RSA is

Can anyone tell me initial password of cacerts file shipped with Java
Web Start 1.4.2?
"changeit" is not the right one. In 1.4.1 it was, but in 1.4.2 it
doesn't fit.

I have some code using Java as a https client using ssl client
authentication. Server is an Apache 2.0.x with mod_ssl and OpenSSL.
I tested the code with OpenSSL version 0.9.6h and everything worked ok.
After updating the server to version 0.9.7c I get the following error

I'm trying to load a JCE library signed by Bouncy Castle. This
certificate is in turned signed by "JCE Code Signing CA".
However the problem I'm having is that WebStart's cacert file does not
contain the "JCE Code Signing CA" and so does not enable the lib to

The JAAS authorization mechanism is based on TWO-STATE permissions:
-HAS PERMISSION
-HAS NOT PERMISSION.
Has any one have seen or tried to implement a THREE-STATE permissions

Dear Experts,
I have a servlet that sends HTML page containing an applet down to the
browser.  The applet after init(), calls the servlet again to retrieve
some info.

I have two classes from two different packages:
Package1.Class1.myMethod1()
and
Package2.Class2.myMethod2()

i want to get the username of the currently logged in user (system login on
a windows domain) with a jsp or a servlet.
Can anybody help me?
thanks...

Newbie Question about what constitutes applet security risk ?
As an applet designer ... how do I research what parts of Java API I can use
to generate a "safe" applet.
I want my applet to play streaming video and audio.

Is a policy file relevant for granting permissions to signed applets
in the 1.4.2 plug in?
I am trying to develop an applet that needs to have all access to
machines and I don't want to buy a certificate from Verisign, etc.  I

Hey everyone:
I'm trying to use the JCE to encrypt and then decrypt some text.
Ultimately I want to be able to store an encrypted password in a file
and retrieve it later to be used in an application. The problem I'm

Would you please help ne. I am trying to read from an array but I keep
getting an error (Variable not defined. here is the piece of code please
help.
{StringTokenizer tokens;

  I need access As400 data with jdbc connection by Internet.  I would
like to use SSL connection.  Presently, I have a connection to my
as400 with the toolbox java.  My code for this connection is:
Class.forName("com.ibm.as400.access.AS400JDBCDriver").newInstance();