Java Secure Socket Extension Explained

In computing, the Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) is a Java API and a provider implementation named SunJSSE that enable secure Internet communications in the Java Runtime Environment. It implements a Java technology version of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols. It includes functionality for data encryption,^[1] server authentication, message integrity, and optional client-authentication.

JSSE was originally developed as an optional package for Java versions 1.2 and 1.3, but was added as a standard API and implementation into JDK 1.4.

See also

• Java KeyStore

External links

• Web site: Java SE Security . Oracle Technology Network / Java / Java SE / Technologies . Oracle Corp. . 2014-10-29.
• Web site: Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) Reference Guide . Java 8 Reference Guide . Oracle Corp. . 2014-10-29.
• Web site: Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) Reference Guide . Java 11 Security Developers Guide . Oracle Corp. . 2020-05-02.
• Web site: Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) Reference Guide . Java 17 Security Developers Guide . Oracle Corp. . 2022-01-06.

Notes and References

1. Book: Harold . Elliotte Rusty . Elliotte Rusty Harold . Java Network Programming . 4 October 2013 . O'Reilly Media, Inc. . 2013 . 327 . 9781449365967 . 2014-10-19 . JSSE allows you to create sockets and server sockets that transparently handle the negotiations and encryption necessary for secure communication..