Client-side java programming

[pershing33]

I need to create a client-side/server-side application in Java that
will be able to receive and send data over the Internet.

In short, on the client-side the user inputs data (from a GUI) which is
locally encrypted using a public key and then send it to the server.
The client-side will also decrypt and display encrypted data sent from
the server. The use of standard secure protocols such as SSL/TLS is out
of question.

I know it won't be possible to integrate that into a simple web page
since I have to perform client-side operations demanding more that what
HTML and javascript can handle (ex: encryption protocols) . Therefore,
I want to have some sort of Java application that will do it.

In this regard, is it worth using client-side Servlets or Web Start
keeping in mind that it will have to support networking? Would you
recommend another approach than Servlets or Web Start?


Thanks for any help

 

[Andrew Thompson]

I need to create a client-side/server-side application in Java that
will be able to receive and send data over the Internet.

In short, on the client-side the user inputs data (from a GUI) which is
locally encrypted using a public key and then send it to the server.
The client-side will also decrypt and display encrypted data sent from
the server. The use of standard secure protocols such as SSL/TLS is out
of question.

I know it won't be possible to integrate that into a simple web page
since I have to perform client-side operations demanding more that what
HTML and javascript can handle (ex: encryption protocols) . Therefore,
I want to have some sort of Java application that will do it.

In this regard, is it worth using client-side Servlets or Web Start
keeping in mind that it will have to support networking?

I am not that familiar with 'client-side servlets' but
can confirm that JWS is well suited to deploying
a client side GUI - especially if you already have a
server of some description (for initial deployment
content-types, and later software updates)...

...Would you
recommend another approach than Servlets or Web Start?

...but really, I do not understand your question.

Do you mean another approach than..
1. Servlets (for the stuff at the server)?
2. Java for the client-side GUI?
3. Webstart for deployment of the client-side GUI?

Andrew T.