If the device you're targeting is MIDP 2.0, you can use an HttpsConnection exactly like an HttpConnection. If not, you might want to look at
bouncycastle.org , and I found a link for implementing ssl in an embedded environment, which may or may not be useful:
http://www.embedded.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=45400043 [ February 27, 2005: Message edited by: Jason Fox ]