Ian G wrote:
>
> Third option: the architecture of Sun's Java crypto
> framework is based on motives that should have been avoided,
> and have come back to bite (again).
>
> The crypto framework in Java as designed by Sun was built on
> motives (nefarious, warped or just plain stupid, I don't
> know) such as
>
> * the need or desire to separate out encryption from
> authentication,
...
> * some notion that crypto code should be ("must be") a
> competitive market,
...
> * circular dependency
...
> * Being dependent on PKI style certificates for signing,
...
The most important motivation at the time was to avoid the risk of Java being
export-controlled as crypto. The theory within Sun was that "crypto with a
hole" would be free from export controls but also be useful for programmers.
Regards,
Zooko
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