beginner to Java

[notwist]

I am a beginner with Java. I just installed the Bouncy Castle provider and would like to test some sample codes to see if everything is correctly installed. I downloaded a zip file that contains all of the example code. My question is: Can I run this code straight from a folder on the desktop or does it have to be placed in a certain place in order for it to compile? I thought I all I need is the provider to start using the library. Is this correct or do I need some extra files?

Thanks in advance.

[Eranga]

First of all, welcome to Java Forums.

After downloading samples what you have done. Try to open a file and compile? If so any errors?

[sukatoa]

Can I run this code straight from a folder on the desktop or does it have to be placed in a certain place in order for it to compile?

Yes, you can, if you already set the bin folder in the classpath...
or if none, you have to compile it in the jdk's bin folder where javac.exe exists.

regards,
sukatoa

[notwist]

Yes, you can, if you already set the bin folder in the classpath...
or if none, you have to compile it in the jdk's bin folder where javac.exe exists.

regards,
sukatoa

I set the PATH (both User and System variables) as C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_05\bin in the Environmental Variables. Is this what you mean? OR do I need to another variable containing the location of the BouncyCastle provider?

Thanks for your help!

EDIT:
I set the CLASSPATH variable in both User and System variables to:

.;C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\lib\ext; C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_05\jre\lib\ext;

but when I try compiling the code I'm getting the error. (cannot find symbol errors)
I followed all other rules yet it still will not compile.

[Eranga]

Can you put the complete compile error to see. Seems to me something wrong with your code. Are sure that your code is error free?

[notwist]

I think the code is error free since it's some example code supplied with BC. I checked the code to make sure that the package structure is setup properly and all the imported classes are present. I think it might be something with the classpath although the directory in the classpath does contain the providers.

Here is the errors along with my classpath:

C:\org\bouncycastle\crypto\test>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 004A-9ED9

 Directory of C:\org\bouncycastle\crypto\test

04/16/2008  08:10 PM    <DIR>          .
04/16/2008  08:10 PM    <DIR>          ..
07/06/2005  11:02 PM               670 BigIntegerTest.java
12/30/2005  03:02 PM             1,575 CryptoRegressionTest.java
07/06/2005  11:02 PM             9,700 RSATest.java
04/16/2008  08:34 PM             1,865 RegressionTest.java
11/25/2006  02:51 PM            58,188 GOST3410Test.java
11/11/2006  07:46 PM            14,484 GOST28147Test.java
04/16/2008  08:39 PM             6,946 RSATest.class
               7 File(s)         93,428 bytes
               2 Dir(s)   1,807,384,576 bytes free

C:\org\bouncycastle\crypto\test>set CLASSPATH
CLASSPATH=.;C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\lib\ext; C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_05\jre\lib\ext;

C:\org\bouncycastle\crypto\test>javac RegressionTest.java
RegressionTest.java:15: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class AESTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
            new AESTest(),
                ^
RegressionTest.java:16: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class DESTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new DESTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:17: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class DESedeTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new DESedeTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:18: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class ModeTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new ModeTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:19: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class DHTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new DHTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:20: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class ElGamalTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new ElGamalTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:21: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class DSATest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new DSATest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:22: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class ECTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new ECTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:23: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class ECIESTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new ECIESTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:24: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class MacTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new MacTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:25: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class RC2Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new RC2Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:26: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class RC4Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new RC4Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:27: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class RC5Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new RC5Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:28: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class RC6Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new RC6Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:29: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class RijndaelTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new RijndaelTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:30: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class SerpentTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new SerpentTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:31: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class SkipjackTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new SkipjackTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:32: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class BlowfishTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new BlowfishTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:33: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class TwofishTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new TwofishTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:34: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class CAST5Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new CAST5Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:35: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class CAST6Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new CAST6Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:36: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class IDEATest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new IDEATest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:37: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class CamelliaTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new CamelliaTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:38: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class RSATest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new RSATest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:39: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class ISO9796Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new ISO9796Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:40: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class MD2DigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new MD2DigestTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:41: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class MD4DigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new MD4DigestTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:42: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class MD5DigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new MD5DigestTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:43: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class SHA1DigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new SHA1DigestTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:44: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class SHA256DigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new SHA256DigestTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:45: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class SHA384DigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new SHA384DigestTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:46: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class SHA512DigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new SHA512DigestTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:47: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class RIPEMD128DigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new RIPEMD128DigestTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:48: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class RIPEMD160DigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new RIPEMD160DigestTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:49: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class TigerDigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new TigerDigestTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:50: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class MD5HMacTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new MD5HMacTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:51: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class SHA1HMacTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new SHA1HMacTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:52: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class RIPEMD128HMacTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new RIPEMD128HMacTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:53: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class RIPEMD160HMacTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new RIPEMD160HMacTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:54: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class OAEPTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new OAEPTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:55: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class PSSTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new PSSTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:56: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class CTSTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new CTSTest(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:57: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class PKCS5Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new PKCS5Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:58: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class PKCS12Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new PKCS12Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:59: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class GOST28147Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new GOST28147Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:60: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class GOST3410Test
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new GOST3410Test(),
            ^
RegressionTest.java:61: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class WhirlpoolDigestTest
location: class org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.RegressionTest
        new WhirlpoolDigestTest()
            ^
47 errors

C:\org\bouncycastle\crypto\test>

Am i compiling this correctly? is the classpath correct?
Thanks for helping me with this.

[sukatoa]

Debugging time!!!! :)

regards,
sukatoa

[notwist]

The code was sample code from the BC zip file plus they are all the same type of error. i think it might be something with my classpath or how i am compiling the program

I didn't even write this code but here it is anyways

package org.bouncycastle.crypto.test;

import org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.GOST28147Test;
import org.bouncycastle.crypto.test.GOST3410Test;
import org.bouncycastle.util.test.*;

public final class RegressionTest
{


    private RegressionTest() 
    { }; 
    
    private static Test[]    _tests = {
            new AESTest(),
        new DESTest(),
        new DESedeTest(),
        new ModeTest(),
        new DHTest(),
        new ElGamalTest(),
        new DSATest(),
        new ECTest(),
        new ECIESTest(),
        new MacTest(),
        new RC2Test(),
        new RC4Test(),
        new RC5Test(),
        new RC6Test(),
        new RijndaelTest(),
        new SerpentTest(),
        new SkipjackTest(),
        new BlowfishTest(),
        new TwofishTest(),
        new CAST5Test(),
        new CAST6Test(),
        new IDEATest(),
        new CamelliaTest(),
        new RSATest(),
        new ISO9796Test(),
        new MD2DigestTest(),
        new MD4DigestTest(),
        new MD5DigestTest(),
        new SHA1DigestTest(),
        new SHA256DigestTest(),
        new SHA384DigestTest(),
        new SHA512DigestTest(),
        new RIPEMD128DigestTest(),
        new RIPEMD160DigestTest(),
        new TigerDigestTest(),
        new MD5HMacTest(),
        new SHA1HMacTest(),
        new RIPEMD128HMacTest(),
        new RIPEMD160HMacTest(),
        new OAEPTest(),
        new PSSTest(),
        new CTSTest(),
        new PKCS5Test(),
        new PKCS12Test(),
        new GOST28147Test(),
        new GOST3410Test(),
        new WhirlpoolDigestTest()
    };

    public static void main(
        String[]    args)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i != _tests.length; i++)
        {
            TestResult  result = _tests[i].perform();
            System.out.println(result);
        }
    }
}

[Eranga]

Seems to me few classes are can't find there. Like AESTest ans do many.

And also, set the class path as follows and try.

path=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_05\bin\

Then use javac to compile and java to run the application.

[notwist]

Hmm, I changed the classpath but i'm still getting those errors.

I tried compiling another example program and while it did compile, I got an error when I tried running it.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bill\Desktop\crypto-139\src\org\bouncycastle\crypto\examples>javac DESExample.java

C:\Documents and Settings\Carl\Desktop\crypto-139\src\org\bouncycastle\crypto\examples>java DESExample
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: DESExample
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: DESExample
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)
        at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:276)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:251)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:319)

C:\Documents and Settings\Bill\Desktop\crypto-139\src\org\bouncycastle\crypto\examples>

[Eranga]

So few classes are missing in you package. Are you sure you have collect the complete set of classes. As I said on my previous replay there are few classes missing, you get FileNotFoundException.

[notwist]

Are you talking about the last program I posted. I will have to look into this and see. But I thought only the Provider was needed to compile these programs? I guess i was mistaken.

[Eranga]

But I thought only the Provider was needed to compile these programs? I guess i was mistaken.

May be. You can compile the code, because reference not used in compile time here. You have already done it. But you can't run it. Check what your provider want to do :)

[notwist]

I set the classpath to point to the provider, changed the security file, and checked everything yet I'm still getting these errors. This is getting annoying!

[bobleny]

Could you give a link or something so we can download the samples. I would like to check them out....

[Eranga]

Could you give a link or something so we can download the samples. I would like to check them out....

Yes, it could be a good point. :)