Ulster bank online and Linux

tomk

I currently use UB Online in Windoze, where it works like this:

The registration procedure places a digital certificate (xxxxxxxx.der) in the C:\WINNT\java folder. When I open the URL, I get a message saying "Checking installed component...", then a popup window where I log in and move my millions around.

I'm presuming the first part goes and looks for the certificate, and only launches the popup when it finds it.

This is now pretty much the only thing I do in 'doze, so it would be great if there was a way to Linux-ise it. I'll try Wine, but my ideal would be not to use any M$ code at all - probably a long shot, as it's most likely developed for that platform only.

If anyone has come across this before, or has any suggestions, I'd be grateful.

hostyle

This has been discussed in the past on teh ILUG mailing list, with no solutions found AFAIR (check their online archive at linux.ie). I doubt if Wine will manage it either, though the CrossOver plugins might. (I've been playing with CrossOver the last few days, and I'm absolutely amazed. Have Internet Explorer 6 and Paint Shop Pro running almost flawlessly on Mandrake 10 now.)

oscarBravo

I've used Anytime under Linux - Firefox and Sun's Java. You just need to copy the .der file (the part of the file before the extension is your 8-digit registration number) to the right place on your Linux box.

I can't quite remember where that is - Java is borked on this PC right now - but I see a .der file in my home directory, so maybe that's where it needs to be.

tomk

Copied the .der file to my home directory, but no joy. I need to read up a bit about Java on Linux, I think - if the file is in \WINNT\java on M$, it seems to me it should be in /etc/java or /bin/java or something like that on Linux (not at my machine now, so I don't know if those directories even exist).

oscarBravo

I doubt it should be in a system directory on Linux; Linux tends to be a little more intelligent about these things than windows.

There should be a .java directory in your home directory. Try putting the .der file there, or in various different places under that tree. You'll probably have to restart your browser each time you move it.

I had made a note of this (I even mailed Ulster Bank to let them know I had it working) but I can't find it.

tomk

I don't have .java in home - maybe I should?

Thanks for the replies oscar - I'll keep digging, but if you come up with that note, that would be great.

slartibardfast

try this applet out, if it says blackdown or anything non-sun microsystems grab suns jvm.

http://www.javatester.org/version.html

Then in your home drive you should have a folder like this one, it won't be visible because of the leading dot, but you can cd or use konqueor/natuilus e.g. file:/home/slarti/.java

.java
.java/.userPrefs
.java/.userPrefs/.user.lock.slarti
.java/deployment
.java/deployment/cache
.java/deployment/cache/tmp
.java/deployment/cache/javapi
.java/deployment/cache/javapi/v1.0
.java/deployment/cache/javapi/v1.0/jar
.java/deployment/cache/javapi/v1.0/file
.java/deployment/cache/javapi/v1.0/ext
.java/deployment/cache/javapi/v1.0/tmp
.java/deployment/log
.java/deployment/log/plugin142.trace
.java/deployment/security
.java/deployment/ext

I'd say the ~/.java/deployment/security folder would be the best bet for a cert.