W3C PICS

PICS/DSig Standard Library


PICS/DSig Standard Library in Java

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PICS/DSig Standard Library documentation
Browse the API (javadoc).

*NEW* Version 1.2 Now Available


NOTE:As of Version 1.2, the PICS Standard Library and the DSig Reference Code were merged.
The PICS/DSig Standard Library consists of three parts:
  1. Java Classes -- A set of Java classes for the basic components of PICS -- Label, Service, and Profile.
  2. Parsers -- A set of parsers for converting text files containing label lists, service descriptions, and PICSRules profiles into Label, Service, and Profile Java objects.
  3. DSig Modules -- A set of Java Packages that allow PICS labels to be signed and verified.

The PICS/DSig Standard Library currently has the following features:

Java Classes

The full API (javadoc) is available for browsing. Below is a brief description of each packages:

PICS and DSig Design Information

The PICS portion of the library can be used independantly of the DSig components. More information about the PICS code can be found in the PICS Design Document.

The DSig portion of the library is further described in the DSig Design Document.

Reporting Bugs

Be sure to read the Known Bugs / What's New Page. It will be updated as bugs are discovered and fixed and as new features are added to the library.

Credits

DSig CodePICS Code
DSig Code Coordinator
Yang-hua Chu, Carnegie Mellon University,
yhchu@cs.cmu.edu
PICS Code Coordinator
David Shapiro, MIT/W3C,
dshapiro@w3.org
Mark Champine, Iris,
champine@iris.com
Jennifer Berk, MIT,
jcberk@mit.edu
Vasanthan Dasan, Sun,
vasanthan.dasan@central.sun.com
Kyle Jamieson, MIT/W3C,
jamieson@mit.edu
Ora Lassila, Nokia,
ora.lassila@research.nokia.com
Terrance Poon, MIT,
tpoon@mit.edu
Peter Lipp, University of Technology, Graz,
plipp@iaik.tu-graz.ac.at
Paul Resnick, University of Michigan,
presnick@umich.edu
David Shapiro, MIT/W3C,
dshapiro@w3.org
Sun Microsystems JavaCC,
JavaCC Home Page
Andreas Sterbenz, University of Technology, Graz,
sterbenz@iaik.tu-graz.ac.at

dshapiro@w3.org
20 May 98