DSig release 1.0 beta
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Updated: 4/6/98 by Yang-hua Chu (yhchu@cs.cmu.edu)

For the up to date information on DSig reference implementation, please check

   http://www.w3.org/PICS/refcode/DSig


What's in this release
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classes/, src/, javadocs/, README, HISTORY, COPYRIGHT.html
   as you would expect

bin/
   contains a Win32 version of an ECC (elliptic curve algorithm) 
   reference implementation (eccw3c.ddl)

demo/
   contains sample PICS and DSig label files.

jce1_1/
  contains Java Cryptography Extension 1.1, from JavaSoft

COPYRIGHT.html
   contains copyright information on this DSig reference implementation.

dsigapi.html
   an overview of the architecture and the API of this implemenation.


Instruction to setup and run the demo
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1) Unzip the file to a directory in your local machine, let's call it
   <unzipped-dir>.

2) Add your Java classpath with the following three zip files:
   <unzipped-dir>\classes\dsig.zip;
   <unzipped-dir>\classes\jsafe_rsa.zip;
   <unzipped-dir>\jce1_1\lib\jce.zip

3) If you have a Win32 machine, and would like to use ECDSS (Elliptic
   Curve algorithm with Digital Signature Standard).  You need to add
   the following directory to your PATH variable:
   <unzipped-dir>\bin

4) Invoke the demo by typing
   java w3c.pics.parser.DSigDemo <unzipped-dir>\demo\demo1.lbl


Final Note
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Comments or bug reports?  Please send email to w3c-dsig-ask@w3.org.

