I am getting the following error:

BasicECDSAExample.java:18: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable Utils
location: class BasicECDSAExample
 signature.initSign(keyPair.getPrivate(),Utils.crea teFixedRandom());
                                         ^
1 error

is it because i am not using the bouncycastle provider?
Kindly provide me with a solution to be used with only jdk.

There is another class called Utils in the same package. You'll find one for each chapter.

I am afraid you will not make much progress with this if you do not install the Bouncy Castle Provider though. The provider that comes with the JDK does not currently support ECDSA.

Regards,

David

i have found the required code for the utils class.thanx.is it enough to include the bouncy castle provider only?then i do not need jdk1.5?currently i m working on j2sdk1.4.am i supposed to include the bouncy castle provider in this itself?

You can do most things with the JDK 1.4 and the provider. If you're trying to use ECDSA with JDK 1.4 you will need to use the Bouncy Castle API which is described in the appendix.

Regards,

David