Index: core/bootstrap/src/org/netbeans/CLIHandler.java
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RCS file: /cvs/core/bootstrap/src/org/netbeans/CLIHandler.java,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.5 CLIHandler.java
--- core/bootstrap/src/org/netbeans/CLIHandler.java	7 Oct 2003 22:47:42 -0000	1.5
+++ core/bootstrap/src/org/netbeans/CLIHandler.java	5 Nov 2003 16:42:00 -0000
@@ -308,7 +308,15 @@
                 try {
                     SecureRandom.getInstance("SHA1PRNG").nextBytes(arr); // NOI18N
                 } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
-                    assert false : e;
+                    // #36966: IBM JDK doesn't have it.
+                    try {
+                        SecureRandom.getInstance("IBMSecureRandom").nextBytes(arr); // NOI18N
+                    } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e2) {
+                        // OK, disable server...
+                        System.err.println("WARNING: remote IDE automation features cannot be cryptographically secured, so disabling; please reopen http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=36966"); // NOI18N
+                        e.printStackTrace();
+                        return new Status();
+                    }
                 }
                 
                 Server server = new Server(arr, block, handlers, failOnUnknownOptions);