Re: encryption

Jeff Nisewanger (Jeff.Nisewanger@Eng)
Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:53:06 -0800

Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:53:06 -0800
From: Jeff.Nisewanger@Eng (Jeff Nisewanger)
Message-Id: <199802031953.LAA25940@puuoo.eng.sun.com>
To: java-security@web1.javasoft.com, alexag@netcomuk.co.uk
Subject: Re: encryption

> Please can anyone tell me how I can encrypt HTML pages for an intranet.
> The idea is to wrie a program in a some language visual java maybe and
> to encrypt the pages in the intranet so that only the PC's with a key
> can decrypt the information. Any information will be useful and I would
> be very greatfull if you could reply as soon as posible. Even feedback
> in the right direction would be a great help.

Use a web server and browser that are capable of doing HTTPS
(HTTP over SSL). These are widely available. If you want to restrict the
pages to only certain people you can then do normal HTTP(S)-based
password protections to restrict access. This is also widely available.
SSL-capable web servers are available from JavaSoft (see java.sun.com
for info on Java Web Server) or from Netscape, Microsoft or others.

Jeff