Release Notes

Apache James Cryptographic Mailets encode, decode, sign and verify mail, together with related cryptology utilities. Mailets are defined by the Apache Mailet API (a framework assisting the rapid development of email processing functionality).

Maven 2 is used to build this project.

1.1 (In Preparation)

Is a JRE update release upgrading dependencies and code to Java 1.5

  • Upgrading to BouncyCastle 1.43 from 1.29 adds numerous features, resolves many defects and addresses some security advisories. See the release notes for more details.
  • The secondary Ant build has now been removed. Maven should be used to build. The Maven build now inherits and uses the Apache standard pom.

1.0

This is the first independent release of this code. Previously it was shipped as part of the Apache James Mail Server (an advanced mail server). This release is not dependent on that server but can be used in any Mailet container.

Cryptography Notice

This distribution includes cryptographic software. The country in which you currently reside may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or re-export to another country, of encryption software. BEFORE using any encryption software, please check your country's laws, regulations and policies concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption software, to see if this is permitted. See http://www.wassenaar.org for more information.

The U.S. Government Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has classified this software as Export Commodity Control Number (ECCN) 5D002.C.1, which includes information security software using or performing cryptographic functions with asymmetric algorithms. The form and manner of this Apache Software Foundation distribution makes it eligible for export under the License Exception ENC Technology Software Unrestricted (TSU) exception (see the BIS Export Administration Regulations, Section 740.13) for both object code and source code.

The following provides more details on the included cryptographic software:

This library provides high level crytographic operations based on lower level crytographic libraries created by The Legion of the Bouncy Castle (http://www.bouncycastle.org/).

Export classifications and source links can be found at http://www.apache.org/licenses/exports/.