JDK-8252601 : Release Note: Removal of Legacy Elliptic Curves
- Type: Sub-task
- Component: security-libs
- Sub-Component: javax.crypto
- Affected Version: 16
- Priority: P4
- Status: Closed
- Resolution: Delivered
- Submitted: 2020-08-31
- Updated: 2021-12-02
- Resolved: 2021-12-02
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| JDK 16 |
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16Resolved  |
Description
The SunEC provider no longer supports the following elliptic curves that are either obsolete or not implemented using modern formulas and techniques: ``` secp112r1, secp112r2, secp128r1, secp128r2, secp160k1, secp160r1, secp160r2, secp192k1, secp192r1, secp224k1, secp224r1, secp256k1, sect113r1, sect113r2, sect131r1, sect131r2, sect163k1, sect163r1, sect163r2, sect193r1, sect193r2, sect233k1, sect233r1, sect239k1, sect283k1, sect283r1, sect409k1, sect409r1, sect571k1, sect571r1, X9.62 c2tnb191v1, X9.62 c2tnb191v2, X9.62 c2tnb191v3, X9.62 c2tnb239v1, X9.62 c2tnb239v2, X9.62 c2tnb239v3, X9.62 c2tnb359v1, X9.62 c2tnb431r1, X9.62 prime192v2, X9.62 prime192v3, X9.62 prime239v1, X9.62 prime239v2, X9.62 prime239v3, brainpoolP256r1 brainpoolP320r1, brainpoolP384r1, brainpoolP512r1 ``` To continue using any of these curves, users must find third-party alternatives.