diff -x VncCanvas.java -Naur vnc_javasrc.orig/Makefile vnc_javasrc/Makefile
--- vnc_javasrc.orig/Makefile	2004-03-04 08:34:25.000000000 -0500
+++ vnc_javasrc/Makefile	2006-03-26 17:29:25.000000000 -0500
@@ -15,25 +15,29 @@
 	  DesCipher.class CapabilityInfo.class CapsContainer.class \
 	  RecordingFrame.class SessionRecorder.class AuthUnixLoginPanel.class \
 	  SocketFactory.class HTTPConnectSocketFactory.class \
-	  HTTPConnectSocket.class ReloginPanel.class
+	  HTTPConnectSocket.class ReloginPanel.class \
+	  SSLSocketToMe.class
+
+SSL_CLASSES = SSLSocketToMe*.class TrustDialog.class
 
 SOURCES = VncViewer.java RfbProto.java AuthPanel.java VncCanvas.java \
 	  OptionsFrame.java ClipboardFrame.java ButtonPanel.java \
 	  DesCipher.java CapabilityInfo.java CapsContainer.java \
 	  RecordingFrame.java SessionRecorder.java AuthUnixLoginPanel.java \
 	  SocketFactory.java HTTPConnectSocketFactory.java \
-	  HTTPConnectSocket.java ReloginPanel.java
+	  HTTPConnectSocket.java ReloginPanel.java \
+	  SSLSocketToMe.java
 
 all: $(CLASSES) $(ARCHIVE)
 
 $(CLASSES): $(SOURCES)
-	$(JC) -target 1.1 -O $(SOURCES)
+	$(JC) -target 1.4 -O $(SOURCES)
 
 $(ARCHIVE): $(CLASSES) $(MANIFEST)
-	$(JAR) cfm $(ARCHIVE) $(MANIFEST) $(CLASSES)
+	$(JAR) cfm $(ARCHIVE) $(MANIFEST) $(CLASSES) $(SSL_CLASSES)
 
 install: $(CLASSES) $(ARCHIVE)
-	$(CP) $(CLASSES) $(ARCHIVE) $(PAGES) $(INSTALL_DIR)
+	$(CP) $(CLASSES) $(SSL_CLASSES) $(ARCHIVE) $(PAGES) $(INSTALL_DIR)
 
 export:: $(CLASSES) $(ARCHIVE) $(PAGES)
 	@$(ExportJavaClasses)
diff -x VncCanvas.java -Naur vnc_javasrc.orig/RfbProto.java vnc_javasrc/RfbProto.java
--- vnc_javasrc.orig/RfbProto.java	2004-03-04 08:34:25.000000000 -0500
+++ vnc_javasrc/RfbProto.java	2006-03-27 22:26:25.000000000 -0500
@@ -199,7 +199,21 @@
     host = h;
     port = p;
 
-    if (viewer.socketFactory == null) {
+    if (! viewer.disableSSL) {
+      System.out.println("new SSLSocketToMe");
+      SSLSocketToMe ssl;
+      try {
+        ssl = new SSLSocketToMe(host, port, v);
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+	throw new IOException(e.getMessage());
+      }
+
+      try {
+      	sock = ssl.connectSock();
+      } catch (Exception es) {
+	throw new IOException(es.getMessage());
+      }
+    } else if (viewer.socketFactory == null) {
       sock = new Socket(host, port);
     } else {
       try {
diff -x VncCanvas.java -Naur vnc_javasrc.orig/SSLSocketToMe.java vnc_javasrc/SSLSocketToMe.java
--- vnc_javasrc.orig/SSLSocketToMe.java	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
+++ vnc_javasrc/SSLSocketToMe.java	2006-03-27 20:45:59.000000000 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+/*
+ * SSLSocketToMe.java: add SSL encryption to Java VNC Viewer.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Karl J. Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ *  This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this software; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307,
+ *  USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+import java.net.*;
+import java.io.*;
+import javax.net.ssl.*;
+import java.security.cert.*;
+import java.util.Vector;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.*;
+
+public class SSLSocketToMe {
+
+	/* basic member data: */
+	String host;
+	int port;
+	VncViewer viewer;
+	boolean debug = true;
+
+	/* sockets */
+	SSLSocket socket = null;
+	SSLSocketFactory factory;
+
+	/* trust contexts */
+	SSLContext trustall_ctx;
+	SSLContext trustone_ctx;
+	TrustManager[] trustAllCerts;
+	TrustManager[] trustOneCert;
+
+	/* cert(s) we retrieve from VNC server */
+	java.security.cert.Certificate[] serverCerts = null;
+
+	SSLSocketToMe(String h, int p, VncViewer v) throws Exception {
+		host = h;
+		port = p;
+		viewer = v;
+
+		/* we will first try default factory for certification: */
+
+		factory = (SSLSocketFactory) SSLSocketFactory.getDefault();
+
+		dbg("SSL startup: " + host + " " + port);
+
+		/* create trust managers used if initial handshake fails: */
+
+		trustAllCerts = new TrustManager[] {
+		    /*
+		     * this one accepts everything.
+		     */
+		    new X509TrustManager() {
+			public java.security.cert.X509Certificate[]
+			    getAcceptedIssuers() {
+				return null;
+			}
+			public void checkClientTrusted(
+			    java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] certs,
+			    String authType) {
+				/* empty */
+			}
+			public void checkServerTrusted(
+			    java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] certs,
+			    String authType) {
+				/* empty */
+			}
+		    }
+		};
+
+		trustOneCert = new TrustManager[] {
+		    /*
+		     * this one accepts only the retrieved server cert.
+		     */
+		    new X509TrustManager() {
+			public java.security.cert.X509Certificate[]
+			    getAcceptedIssuers() {
+				return null;
+			}
+			public void checkClientTrusted(
+			    java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] certs,
+			    String authType) throws CertificateException {
+				throw new CertificateException("No Clients");
+			}
+			public void checkServerTrusted(
+			    java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] certs,
+			    String authType) throws CertificateException {
+				if (serverCerts == null) {
+					throw new CertificateException(
+					    "No Server Certs array.");
+				}
+				if (serverCerts.length < 1) {
+					throw new CertificateException(
+					    "No Server Certs.");
+				}
+				if (! serverCerts[0].equals(certs[0])) {
+					throw new CertificateException(
+					    "Server Cert Changed.");
+				}
+				dbg("serverCerts[0] matches certs[0]");
+			}
+		    }
+		};
+
+		/* 
+		 * They are used:
+		 *
+		 * 1) to retrieve the server cert in case of failure to
+		 *    display it to the user.
+		 * 2) to subsequently connect to the server if user agrees.
+		 */
+
+		/* trust all certs: */
+		try {
+			trustall_ctx = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
+			trustall_ctx.init(null, trustAllCerts, new
+			    java.security.SecureRandom());
+
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			String msg = "SSL trustall_ctx FAILED.";
+			dbg(msg);
+			throw new Exception(msg);
+		}
+
+		/* trust the one cert from server: */
+		try {
+			trustone_ctx = SSLContext.getInstance("SSL");
+			trustone_ctx.init(null, trustOneCert, new
+			    java.security.SecureRandom());
+
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			String msg = "SSL trustone_ctx FAILED.";
+			dbg(msg);
+			throw new Exception(msg);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public Socket connectSock() throws IOException {
+
+		/* now connect to host:port */
+		socket = (SSLSocket) factory.createSocket(host, port);
+
+		try {
+			/*
+			 * Verified the first time!  How can that be? ;-)
+			 * They actually went thru the trouble to set it up?
+			 */
+			socket.startHandshake();
+			dbg("Server Connection Verified.");
+
+		} catch (Exception ehand)  {
+			dbg("Could not automatically verify Server.");
+
+			socket.close();
+
+			/*
+			 * Reconnect, trusting any cert, so we can grab
+			 * the cert to show it to the user.  The connection
+			 * is not used for anything else.
+			 */
+			factory = trustall_ctx.getSocketFactory();
+			socket = (SSLSocket) factory.createSocket(host, port);
+
+			try {
+				socket.startHandshake();
+				dbg("TrustAll Server Connection Verified.");
+
+				/* grab the cert: */
+				try {
+					SSLSession sess = socket.getSession();
+					serverCerts = sess.getPeerCertificates();
+				} catch (Exception e) {
+					throw new Exception("Could not get " + 
+					    "Peer Certificate");	
+				}
+
+				/*
+				 * close socket now, we will reopen after
+				 * dialog if user agrees to use the cert.
+				 */
+				socket.close();
+
+				/* dialog with user to accept cert or not: */
+
+				TrustDialog td= new TrustDialog(host, port,
+				    serverCerts);
+
+				if (! td.queryUser()) {
+					String msg = "User decided against it.";
+					dbg(msg);
+					throw new IOException(msg);
+				}
+
+				// idea to save certs for reconnections.
+				// not working (RfbProto thread terminates).
+				//viewer.acceptedCerts.addCerts(serverCerts);
+
+			} catch (Exception ehand2)  {
+				dbg("** Could not TrustAll Verify Server.");
+
+				throw new IOException(ehand2.getMessage());
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Now connect a 3rd time, using the cert
+			 * retrieved during connection 2 (that the user
+			 * likely blindly agreed to).
+			 */
+
+			factory = trustone_ctx.getSocketFactory();
+			socket = (SSLSocket) factory.createSocket(host, port);
+
+			try {
+				socket.startHandshake();
+				dbg("TrustAll Server Connection Verified #3.");
+
+			} catch (Exception ehand3)  {
+				dbg("** Could not TrustAll Verify Server #3.");
+
+				throw new IOException(ehand3.getMessage());
+			}
+		}
+
+		dbg("SSL returning socket to caller.");
+		return (Socket) socket;
+	}
+
+	private void dbg(String s) {
+		if (debug) {
+			System.out.println(s);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+class TrustDialog implements ActionListener {
+	String msg, host, text;
+	int port;
+	java.security.cert.Certificate[] serverCerts = null;
+	boolean viewing_cert = false;
+	boolean trust_this_session = false;
+
+	/*
+	 * this is the gui to show the user the cert and info and ask
+	 * them if they want to continue using this cert.
+	 */
+
+	Button ok, cancel, viewcert;
+	TextArea textarea;
+	Checkbox accept, deny;
+	Dialog dialog;
+
+	String s1 = "Accept this certificate temporarily for this session";
+	String s2 = "Do not accept this certificate and do not connect to"
+	    + " this VNC server";
+	String ln = "\n---------------------------------------------------\n\n";
+		
+	TrustDialog (String h, int p, java.security.cert.Certificate[] certs) {
+		host = h;
+		port = p;
+		serverCerts = certs;
+
+		msg = "VNC Server " + host + ":" + port + " Not Verified";
+	}
+
+	public boolean queryUser() {
+
+// idea to save certs between connections. not working, everything is
+// cleared after each new connection.
+//
+//	public boolean queryUser(VncViewer viewer) {
+//		int i, j;
+//		java.security.cert.Certificate cert;
+//
+//		for (i=0; i < viewer.acceptedCerts.allCerts.size(); i++) {
+//			System.out.println("try " + i);
+//
+//			cert = (java.security.cert.Certificate)
+//			    viewer.acceptedCerts.allCerts.elementAt(i);
+//
+//			for (j=0; j < serverCerts.length; j++) {
+//				System.out.println("try " + i + " " + j);
+//				if (serverCerts[j].equals(cert)) {
+//					System.out.println("accept previously accepted cert");
+//					/* matched, no need for dialog */
+//					return true;
+//				}
+//			}
+//		}
+
+		/* create and display the dialog for unverified cert. */
+
+		Frame frame = new Frame(msg);
+
+		dialog = new Dialog(frame, true);
+
+		text = "\n" 
++ "Unable to verify the identity of\n"
++ "\n"
++ "        " + host + ":" + port + "\n" 
++ "\n"
++ get_certinfo()
++ "\n"
++ "as a trusted VNC server.\n"
++ "\n"
++ "This may be due to:\n"
++ "\n"
++ " - The VNC server using a Self-Signed Certificate.\n"
++ "\n"
++ " - The VNC server using a Certificate Authority not recognized by your\n"
++ "   Java applet runtime.\n"
++ "\n"
++ " - A Man-In-The-Middle attack impersonating as the VNC server you wish\n"
++ "   to connect to.\n"
++ "\n"
++ "By copying the VNC server's Certificate (or using a common Certificate\n"
++ "Authority certificate) you can configure your Java applet runtime to\n"
++ "automatically authenticate the Server.\n"
+;
+
+		/* the accept / do-not-accept radio buttons: */
+		CheckboxGroup checkbox = new CheckboxGroup();
+		accept = new Checkbox(s1, true, checkbox);
+		deny   = new Checkbox(s2, false, checkbox);
+
+		/* put the checkboxes in a panel: */
+		Panel check = new Panel();
+		check.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, 1));
+
+		check.add(accept);
+		check.add(deny);
+
+		/* make the 3 buttons: */
+		ok = new Button("OK");
+		cancel = new Button("Cancel");
+		viewcert = new Button("View Certificate");
+
+		ok.addActionListener(this);
+		cancel.addActionListener(this);
+		viewcert.addActionListener(this);
+
+		/* put the buttons in their own panel: */
+		Panel buttonrow = new Panel();
+		buttonrow.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT));
+		buttonrow.add(viewcert);
+		buttonrow.add(ok);
+		buttonrow.add(cancel);
+
+		/* label at the top: */
+		Label label = new Label(msg, Label.CENTER);
+		label.setFont(new Font("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 16));
+
+		/* textarea in the middle */
+		textarea = new TextArea(text, 28, 64,
+		    TextArea.SCROLLBARS_VERTICAL_ONLY);
+		textarea.setEditable(false);
+
+		/* put the two panels in their own panel at bottom: */
+		Panel bot = new Panel();
+		bot.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, 1));
+		bot.add(check);
+		bot.add(buttonrow);
+
+		/* now arrange things inside the dialog: */
+		dialog.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
+
+		dialog.add("North", label);
+		dialog.add("South", bot);
+		dialog.add("Center", textarea);
+
+		dialog.pack();
+		dialog.resize(dialog.preferredSize());
+
+		dialog.show();	/* block here til OK or Cancel pressed. */
+
+		return trust_this_session;
+	}
+
+	public synchronized void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
+
+		if (evt.getSource() == viewcert) {
+			/* View Certificate button clicked */
+			if (viewing_cert) {
+				/* show the original info text: */
+				textarea.setText(text);
+				viewcert.setLabel("View Certificate");
+				viewing_cert = false;
+			} else {
+				int i;
+				/* show all (likely just one) certs: */
+				textarea.setText("");
+				for (i=0; i < serverCerts.length; i++) {
+					int j = i + 1;
+					textarea.append("Certificate[" +
+					    j + "]\n\n");
+					textarea.append(
+					    serverCerts[i].toString());
+					textarea.append(ln);
+				}
+				viewcert.setLabel("View Info");
+				viewing_cert = true;
+
+				textarea.setCaretPosition(0);
+			}
+
+		} else if (evt.getSource() == ok) {
+			/* OK button clicked */
+			if (accept.getState()) {
+				trust_this_session = true;
+			} else {
+				trust_this_session = false;
+			}
+			dialog.dispose();
+
+		} else if (evt.getSource() == cancel) {
+			/* Cancel button clicked */
+			trust_this_session = false;
+
+			dialog.dispose();
+		}
+	}
+
+	String get_certinfo() {
+		String all = "";
+		String fields[] = {"CN", "OU", "O", "L", "C"};
+		int i;
+		if (serverCerts.length < 1) {
+			all = "";
+			return all;
+		}
+		String cert = serverCerts[0].toString();
+
+		/*
+		 * For now we simply scrape the cert string, there must
+		 * be an API for this... perhaps optionValue?
+		 */
+
+		for (i=0; i < fields.length; i++) {
+			int f, t, t1, t2;
+			String sub, mat = fields[i] + "=";
+			
+			f = cert.indexOf(mat, 0);
+			if (f > 0) {
+				t1 = cert.indexOf(", ", f);
+				t2 = cert.indexOf("\n", f);
+				if (t1 < 0 && t2 < 0) {
+					continue;
+				} else if (t1 < 0) {
+					t = t2;
+				} else if (t2 < 0) {
+					t = t1;
+				} else if (t1 < t2) {
+					t = t1;
+				} else {
+					t = t2;
+				}
+				if (t > f) {
+					sub = cert.substring(f, t);
+					all = all + "        " + sub + "\n";
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return all;
+	}
+}
diff -x VncCanvas.java -Naur vnc_javasrc.orig/VncViewer.java vnc_javasrc/VncViewer.java
--- vnc_javasrc.orig/VncViewer.java	2004-03-04 08:34:25.000000000 -0500
+++ vnc_javasrc/VncViewer.java	2006-03-27 22:20:19.000000000 -0500
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
   int deferScreenUpdates;
   int deferCursorUpdates;
   int deferUpdateRequests;
+  boolean disableSSL;
 
   // Reference to this applet for inter-applet communication.
   public static java.applet.Applet refApplet;
@@ -626,6 +627,12 @@
 
     // SocketFactory.
     socketFactory = readParameter("SocketFactory", false);
+
+    // SSL
+    disableSSL = false;
+    str = readParameter("DisableSSL", false);
+    if (str != null && str.equalsIgnoreCase("Yes"))
+      disableSSL = true;
   }
 
   public String readParameter(String name, boolean required) {