Elliptic curve cryptography in java

Question

i want to implement ECC in java.whether jdk1.7 alone to implement it or need anyother open source like bouncy castle or JCE provider. if bouncy castle is used how to install the package for it.i dont know exact procedure. pls say the procedure to implement it.pls kindly clarify my doubt.

Answer 1

But JDK 1.7 provides native

The Java SE 7 release adds the following features:

Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) A new native provider has been added to the Java SE 7 release that provides several ECC-based algorithms (ECDSA/ECDH). See Sun PKCS#11 Provider's Supported Algorithms in Java PKCS#11 Reference Guide for more information.

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/security/enhancements-7.html