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javasecuritypkcs#11
wlaem
wlaem

Reputation: 324

compile error after upgrading to Java 7: package sun.security.pkcs11 does not exist

I just upgraded from Java 6 to Java 7 SDK and am now getting the following error in my ant build:

error: package sun.security.pkcs11 does not exist
Provider p = new sun.security.pkcs11.SunPKCS11(is);

I'm running Windows 7 64-bit. I can compile fine if I switch back to Java 6, but that is not an option any longer. I haven't had much luck finding a solution online. Anybody knows how to resolve this issue?

Upvotes: 8

Views: 15536

Answers (5)

jmc
jmc

Reputation: 1729

I'm having the same error. 

Only a type can be imported. sun.security.pkcs11.wrapper.CK_AES_CTR_PARAMS resolves to a package

I have windows 7 x64 with jdk 7x64 installed then replaced with jdk 7x32. I also made sure that my JAVA_HOME was set to the new jdk installation. I get the same problem when I run my application.

Upvotes: -2

Atul Soman
Atul Soman

Reputation: 4720

Since sunPKCS11 support is not there in Windows 64 bit, i am assuming that you are using windows 64 bit just for build environment and your runtime might be a linux or other supported environments.

If the above is true, then inorder to make the build work, copy the sunpkcs11.jar from a 32 bit jdk and copy to a 64 bit jdk under jre\lib\ext. This worked for me.

Or, alternatively wait for jdk8 where its fixed.

Upvotes: 2

LucianMLI
LucianMLI

Reputation: 193

The API has not been released by oracle oracle bug and the answers by tom and yassering are both corect.

Upvotes: 3

Yassering
Yassering

Reputation: 49

I have faced the same problem and i solve it by installing the 32-bit JDK insteade of 64-bit and sure it will work .

Upvotes: 3

Thorn G
Thorn G

Reputation: 12776

You will have to convert your application to use APIs which are not restricted. The compiler will warn you quite strictly when you have done such a thing -- this is the consequence of proceeding in the face of those warnings.

See Why Developers Should Not Write Programs That Call 'sun' Packages

Upvotes: 3

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