diff --git a/js/NDN.js b/js/NDN.js
index 3315152..63098f7 100644
--- a/js/NDN.js
+++ b/js/NDN.js
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@
  * 
  * getHostAndPort is a function, on each call it returns a new { host: host, port: port } or
  *   null if there are no more hosts.
+ *   
+ * This throws an exception if NDN.supported is false.
  */
 var NDN = function NDN(settings) {
+    if (!NDN.supported)
+        throw new Error("The necessary JavaScript support is not available on this platform.");
+    
     settings = (settings || {});
     var getTransport = (settings.getTransport || function() { return new WebSocketTransport(); });
     this.transport = getTransport();
@@ -40,6 +45,22 @@
 NDN.OPENED = 1;  // connection to ccnd opened
 NDN.CLOSED = 2;  // connection to ccnd closed
 
+/*
+ * Return true if necessary JavaScript support is available, else log an error and return false.
+ */
+NDN.getSupported = function() {
+    try {
+        var dummy = new Uint8Array(1).subarray(0, 1);
+    } catch (ex) {
+        console.log("NDN not available: Uint8Array not supported. " + ex);
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    return true;
+};
+
+NDN.supported = NDN.getSupported();
+
 NDN.ccndIdFetcher = new Name('/%C1.M.S.localhost/%C1.M.SRV/ccnd/KEY');
 
 NDN.prototype.createRoute = function(host, port) {
diff --git a/js/tools/build/ndn-js-uncomp.js b/js/tools/build/ndn-js-uncomp.js
index e16d843..31c3998 100644
--- a/js/tools/build/ndn-js-uncomp.js
+++ b/js/tools/build/ndn-js-uncomp.js
@@ -7529,8 +7529,13 @@
  * 
  * getHostAndPort is a function, on each call it returns a new { host: host, port: port } or
  *   null if there are no more hosts.
+ *   
+ * This throws an exception if NDN.supported is false.
  */
 var NDN = function NDN(settings) {
+    if (!NDN.supported)
+        throw new Error("The necessary JavaScript support is not available on this platform.");
+    
     settings = (settings || {});
     var getTransport = (settings.getTransport || function() { return new WebSocketTransport(); });
     this.transport = getTransport();
@@ -7549,6 +7554,22 @@
 NDN.OPENED = 1;  // connection to ccnd opened
 NDN.CLOSED = 2;  // connection to ccnd closed
 
+/*
+ * Return true if necessary JavaScript support is available, else log an error and return false.
+ */
+NDN.getSupported = function() {
+    try {
+        var dummy = new Uint8Array(1).subarray(0, 1);
+    } catch (ex) {
+        console.log("NDN not available: Uint8Array not supported. " + ex);
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    return true;
+};
+
+NDN.supported = NDN.getSupported();
+
 NDN.ccndIdFetcher = new Name('/%C1.M.S.localhost/%C1.M.SRV/ccnd/KEY');
 
 NDN.prototype.createRoute = function(host, port) {
diff --git a/js/tools/build/ndn-js.js b/js/tools/build/ndn-js.js
index 56a6cff..1aadee6 100644
--- a/js/tools/build/ndn-js.js
+++ b/js/tools/build/ndn-js.js
@@ -254,11 +254,11 @@
 BigInteger.prototype.millerRabin=bnpMillerRabin;BigInteger.prototype.clone=bnClone;BigInteger.prototype.intValue=bnIntValue;BigInteger.prototype.byteValue=bnByteValue;BigInteger.prototype.shortValue=bnShortValue;BigInteger.prototype.signum=bnSigNum;BigInteger.prototype.toByteArray=bnToByteArray;BigInteger.prototype.equals=bnEquals;BigInteger.prototype.min=bnMin;BigInteger.prototype.max=bnMax;BigInteger.prototype.and=bnAnd;BigInteger.prototype.or=bnOr;BigInteger.prototype.xor=bnXor;
 BigInteger.prototype.andNot=bnAndNot;BigInteger.prototype.not=bnNot;BigInteger.prototype.shiftLeft=bnShiftLeft;BigInteger.prototype.shiftRight=bnShiftRight;BigInteger.prototype.getLowestSetBit=bnGetLowestSetBit;BigInteger.prototype.bitCount=bnBitCount;BigInteger.prototype.testBit=bnTestBit;BigInteger.prototype.setBit=bnSetBit;BigInteger.prototype.clearBit=bnClearBit;BigInteger.prototype.flipBit=bnFlipBit;BigInteger.prototype.add=bnAdd;BigInteger.prototype.subtract=bnSubtract;
 BigInteger.prototype.multiply=bnMultiply;BigInteger.prototype.divide=bnDivide;BigInteger.prototype.remainder=bnRemainder;BigInteger.prototype.divideAndRemainder=bnDivideAndRemainder;BigInteger.prototype.modPow=bnModPow;BigInteger.prototype.modInverse=bnModInverse;BigInteger.prototype.pow=bnPow;BigInteger.prototype.gcd=bnGCD;BigInteger.prototype.isProbablePrime=bnIsProbablePrime;
-var LOG=0,NDN=function NDN(b){b=b||{};this.transport=(b.getTransport||function(){return new WebSocketTransport})();this.getHostAndPort=b.getHostAndPort||this.transport.defaultGetHostAndPort;this.host=void 0!==b.host?b.host:null;this.port=b.port||9696;this.readyStatus=NDN.UNOPEN;this.verify=void 0!==b.verify?b.verify:!0;this.onopen=b.onopen||function(){3<LOG&&console.log("NDN connection established.")};this.onclose=b.onclose||function(){3<LOG&&console.log("NDN connection closed.")};this.ccndid=null};
-NDN.UNOPEN=0;NDN.OPENED=1;NDN.CLOSED=2;NDN.ccndIdFetcher=new Name("/%C1.M.S.localhost/%C1.M.SRV/ccnd/KEY");NDN.prototype.createRoute=function(a,b){this.host=a;this.port=b};NDN.KeyStore=[];var KeyStoreEntry=function(a,b,c){this.keyName=a;this.rsaKey=b;this.timeStamp=c};NDN.addKeyEntry=function(a){null==NDN.getKeyByName(a.keyName)&&NDN.KeyStore.push(a)};
-NDN.getKeyByName=function(a){for(var b=null,c=0;c<NDN.KeyStore.length;c++)if(NDN.KeyStore[c].keyName.contentName.match(a.contentName)&&(null==b||NDN.KeyStore[c].keyName.contentName.components.length>b.keyName.contentName.components.length))b=NDN.KeyStore[c];return b};NDN.PITTable=[];var PITEntry=function(a,b){this.interest=a;this.closure=b;this.timerID=-1};
-NDN.getEntryForExpressedInterest=function(a){for(var b=null,c=0;c<NDN.PITTable.length;c++)if(NDN.PITTable[c].interest.matches_name(a)&&(null==b||NDN.PITTable[c].interest.name.components.length>b.interest.name.components.length))b=NDN.PITTable[c];return b};NDN.CSTable=[];var CSEntry=function(a,b){this.name=a;this.closure=b};function getEntryForRegisteredPrefix(a){for(var b=0;b<NDN.CSTable.length;b++)if(null!=NDN.CSTable[b].name.match(a))return NDN.CSTable[b];return null}
-NDN.makeShuffledGetHostAndPort=function(a,b){a=a.slice(0,a.length);DataUtils.shuffle(a);return function(){return 0==a.length?null:{host:a.splice(0,1)[0],port:b}}};
+var LOG=0,NDN=function NDN(b){if(!NDN.supported)throw Error("The necessary JavaScript support is not available on this platform.");b=b||{};this.transport=(b.getTransport||function(){return new WebSocketTransport})();this.getHostAndPort=b.getHostAndPort||this.transport.defaultGetHostAndPort;this.host=void 0!==b.host?b.host:null;this.port=b.port||9696;this.readyStatus=NDN.UNOPEN;this.verify=void 0!==b.verify?b.verify:!0;this.onopen=b.onopen||function(){3<LOG&&console.log("NDN connection established.")};
+this.onclose=b.onclose||function(){3<LOG&&console.log("NDN connection closed.")};this.ccndid=null};NDN.UNOPEN=0;NDN.OPENED=1;NDN.CLOSED=2;NDN.getSupported=function(){try{(new Uint8Array(1)).subarray(0,1)}catch(a){return console.log("NDN not available: Uint8Array not supported. "+a),!1}return!0};NDN.supported=NDN.getSupported();NDN.ccndIdFetcher=new Name("/%C1.M.S.localhost/%C1.M.SRV/ccnd/KEY");NDN.prototype.createRoute=function(a,b){this.host=a;this.port=b};NDN.KeyStore=[];
+var KeyStoreEntry=function(a,b,c){this.keyName=a;this.rsaKey=b;this.timeStamp=c};NDN.addKeyEntry=function(a){null==NDN.getKeyByName(a.keyName)&&NDN.KeyStore.push(a)};NDN.getKeyByName=function(a){for(var b=null,c=0;c<NDN.KeyStore.length;c++)if(NDN.KeyStore[c].keyName.contentName.match(a.contentName)&&(null==b||NDN.KeyStore[c].keyName.contentName.components.length>b.keyName.contentName.components.length))b=NDN.KeyStore[c];return b};NDN.PITTable=[];
+var PITEntry=function(a,b){this.interest=a;this.closure=b;this.timerID=-1};NDN.getEntryForExpressedInterest=function(a){for(var b=null,c=0;c<NDN.PITTable.length;c++)if(NDN.PITTable[c].interest.matches_name(a)&&(null==b||NDN.PITTable[c].interest.name.components.length>b.interest.name.components.length))b=NDN.PITTable[c];return b};NDN.CSTable=[];var CSEntry=function(a,b){this.name=a;this.closure=b};
+function getEntryForRegisteredPrefix(a){for(var b=0;b<NDN.CSTable.length;b++)if(null!=NDN.CSTable[b].name.match(a))return NDN.CSTable[b];return null}NDN.makeShuffledGetHostAndPort=function(a,b){a=a.slice(0,a.length);DataUtils.shuffle(a);return function(){return 0==a.length?null:{host:a.splice(0,1)[0],port:b}}};
 NDN.prototype.expressInterest=function(a,b,c){var d=new Interest(a);null!=c?(d.minSuffixComponents=c.minSuffixComponents,d.maxSuffixComponents=c.maxSuffixComponents,d.publisherPublicKeyDigest=c.publisherPublicKeyDigest,d.exclude=c.exclude,d.childSelector=c.childSelector,d.answerOriginKind=c.answerOriginKind,d.scope=c.scope,d.interestLifetime=c.interestLifetime):d.interestLifetime=4E3;if(null==this.host||null==this.port)if(null==this.getHostAndPort)console.log("ERROR: host OR port NOT SET");else{var e=
 this;this.connectAndExecute(function(){e.reconnectAndExpressInterest(d,b)})}else this.reconnectAndExpressInterest(d,b)};NDN.prototype.reconnectAndExpressInterest=function(a,b){if(this.transport.connectedHost!=this.host||this.transport.connectedPort!=this.port){var c=this;this.transport.connect(c,function(){c.expressInterestHelper(a,b)})}else this.expressInterestHelper(a,b)};
 NDN.prototype.expressInterestHelper=function(a,b){var c=encodeToBinaryInterest(a),d=this;if(null!=b){var e=new PITEntry(a,b);NDN.PITTable.push(e);b.pitEntry=e;var f=a.interestLifetime||4E3,g=function(){3<LOG&&console.log("Interest time out: "+a.name.to_uri());var h=NDN.PITTable.indexOf(e);0<=h&&NDN.PITTable.splice(h,1);b.upcall(Closure.UPCALL_INTEREST_TIMED_OUT,new UpcallInfo(d,a,0,null))==Closure.RESULT_REEXPRESS&&(3<LOG&&console.log("Re-express interest: "+a.name.to_uri()),e.timerID=setTimeout(g,