Java and security bits

Security feature planning for JDK 7

We are currently in the process of deciding on the security features to tackle for JDK 7. Actually, we have in various stages of this planning process for quite a while.

There is no shortage of ideas, but we want to get some more community input in order to collect additional requests and to help us prioritize our feature list. This is where this blog comes in:

Let us know your suggestions for features in the security area including topics such as crypto, PKI, SSL, Kerberos, security manager + policy, authorization + JAAS, SASL, XML security, secure coding, performance, ease of use and administration, and everything else related to security. Or if you don't have a specific suggestion but find that there are some things that really annoy you or that you cannot do, we want to hear about that us well.

If you have any suggestions or requests, please leave a comment or (if you prefer) send mail to andreas.sterbenz@sun.com. We appreciate all feedback! If you don't mind, include your company name and an email address so that we can get back to you in case of further questions.

Disclaimer: for completeness, I have to point out that due to our limited resources, we will not be able to accomodate all requests. Also, all Java SE platform features are subject to JCP approval.

Posted at 18:26 Aug 23, 2006 by Andreas Sterbenz in Java  |