[Q] Configuration questions for HTTPS

[Fernando Cuezva]

I am working on a Java client application that connects to a server servlet using both POST and GET methods over SSL exchanging seralized objects.   I have the following doubts:     1. You can easily use the SSL implementation on the browser (IE and Netscape) if you use a Java applet (without frames). The only need is JAWS.JAR file from JRE 1.2.X. It works fine.   2. When you try to use a Java client application (or an applet with a frame independent from broser):       - You cannot use the browser SSL implementation. Is this true, or is there a way to do it from an application?       - I've tested IAIK-JCE with JIGSAW client libraries and it works fine, but i'm unable to make POST requests. Is it possible with JigSaw?       - I've tried the HotJava libraries (SSL.JAR) to use the SUN implementation, but i have a SSL alert exception: no cipher suites in common between client and server. I think this means that the HotJava libraries doesn't implement some JCE cipher suites. Is there a SUN library that works? In such a case, where can i find it? and is it free?       - I've also tested the HTTPClient implementation from http://www-sp.iti.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/itissl/. but i'm unable to make it work. Is there anyone that knows how to make it work with a Java application?       - Is there a place to get the SUN documentation on the HttpsURLConnection classes?   I know that these are many questions, but i think they could be useful for many of us.   Thanks in advance!   Fernando Cuezva - Junior Consultant Rhea SkyTech - Madrid - Spain