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Re: SSL

Subject:Re: SSL
Posted by:"Craig" (firebirdwebg..@hotmail.com)
Date:Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:28:56

Well, does it need to be actual SSL, or would other encryption be ok?
There is lots more choices for encryption if you dont need SSL.


"D-Fan" <D-Fan@antispam.com> wrote in message
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> Remy Lebeau (TeamB) wrote:
> > "D-Fan" <D-Fan@antispam.com> wrote in message
> > news:47993fe9$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> >
> >> We have an application that uses tcp/ip to communicate between
> >> computers on the internet.  We establish a socket connection and
> >> then we send text across the socket to the receiving PC.  We want
> >> to secure this communication using SSL.  What is the best way to
> >> use SSL to communicate between these PC's?
> >
> > That depends on what you are using for your TCP coding to begin with.
Are
> > you using straight winsock API function calls, or are you using a
> > third-party wrapper library/component?
> >
> >
> > Gambit
> >
> >
> The winsock api.  We need to understand the client and server side setup
> beyond generating the keys.  Can we assign our own port, how do we setup
> SSL, what is the impact on our existing data stream process?

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