Yes, Java does support https . All you need to do is instead of setting your URL to http://www.abc.com/something.html , you set that to https://www.abc.com/something.html (provided you enable your virtual directory). regards, Tram Nguyen N. Science Application International Corporation http://www.saic.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 7:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: https > > > Hello > > I'm working on a project which needs to send information > such as credit card number to a web server, I'm thinking > of using protocol https, does java support https? > > If it does, how? > > Zoltan TAR