package sun.security.ec does not exist

Question

I'm trying to use sun.security.ec module in Java on Win7. When trying to compile, it gives this error:

package sun.security.ec does not exist

Where does sun.security.* reside in terms of a .jar file? Where can I download the .jar file?

Are you using a Sun JVM? – Mike Samuel Mar 16 '11 at 02:12 — Mike Samuel, Mar 16 '11 at 02:12

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 16 '11 at 01:57

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It is part of the JDK (at least JDK6 has it), should be in classes.jar (where java.lang.String is and almost everything else).

However, you should not be accessing these implementation-specific classes directly. You should be able to use this provider using the standard interfaces, such as java.security.spec.ECParameterSpec.

answered Mar 16 '11 at 01:57

Thilo

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Also worth noting is that they're not guaranteed to be in all implementations, nor in a future release of one that has it now. – Brian Roach Mar 16 '11 at 02:01
classes.jar? You mean rt.jar, right? (at least that's the correct file for Sun/Oracle Java) – Sami Koivu Mar 16 '11 at 16:51
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@Sami. Maybe. On the Mac, it is `classes.jar`. – Thilo Mar 16 '11 at 23:40
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Ah ok, my bad, I guess I knew that, but had forgotten. On Windows/Linux where the Sun/Oracle version is distributed it's rt.jar. – Sami Koivu Mar 17 '11 at 02:55
In my day, it was `classes.zip`. – Tom Hawtin - tackline Apr 05 '11 at 01:23

package sun.security.ec does not exist

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