SSL code

[DumberThanSnot]

Hi Everyone,

ok... here's the scoop. I've been programming for a looong time coding for
TCP/IP client/server applications. I have been tasked to write an
application that requires a secure connection. The company that is
requiring the secure connection has a few methods allowing access to their
products. one of which is SSL. this is probably the most likely of methods
that I will be using. So far, my 1 hours worth of research has not revealed
much code on this matter. Mostly I've found people selling SSL tool kits
and such. so, I guess my question is... is it worth writing my own SSL
routines, or should I just opt out for a package to do it for me. I would
hate to buy a package only to find out that the SSL code I need is not all
that difficult. keep in mind, this will be written in VB.NET framework 1.1

I already have routines to connect via TCP/IP. is making a secure
connecting all that different than using my existing routines? what changes
would I need to make?

Thanks for your help,
Brian

[Dimitri Glazkov]

Why not use IIS for this?

:DG<

"DumberThanSnot" <Du****@ThanSnot.com> wrote in message
news:ue**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

Hi Everyone,

ok... here's the scoop. I've been programming for a looong time coding
for TCP/IP client/server applications. I have been tasked to write an
application that requires a secure connection. The company that is
requiring the secure connection has a few methods allowing access to their
products. one of which is SSL. this is probably the most likely of
methods that I will be using. So far, my 1 hours worth of research has
not revealed much code on this matter. Mostly I've found people selling
SSL tool kits and such. so, I guess my question is... is it worth writing
my own SSL routines, or should I just opt out for a package to do it for
me. I would hate to buy a package only to find out that the SSL code I
need is not all that difficult. keep in mind, this will be written in
VB.NET framework 1.1

I already have routines to connect via TCP/IP. is making a secure
connecting all that different than using my existing routines? what
changes would I need to make?

Thanks for your help,
Brian

[Scott Allen]

Considering the number of commercial and opensource projects that have SSL
vulnerabilities, I'd say it is not a trivial task!

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=ssl+exploit

--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

Hi Everyone,

ok... here's the scoop. I've been programming for a looong time
coding for TCP/IP client/server applications. I have been tasked to
write an application that requires a secure connection. The company
that is requiring the secure connection has a few methods allowing
access to their products. one of which is SSL. this is probably the
most likely of methods that I will be using. So far, my 1 hours worth
of research has not revealed much code on this matter. Mostly I've
found people selling SSL tool kits and such. so, I guess my question
is... is it worth writing my own SSL routines, or should I just opt
out for a package to do it for me. I would hate to buy a package only
to find out that the SSL code I need is not all that difficult. keep
in mind, this will be written in VB.NET framework 1.1

I already have routines to connect via TCP/IP. is making a secure
connecting all that different than using my existing routines? what
changes would I need to make?

Thanks for your help,
Brian

[DumberThanSnot]

"Dimitri Glazkov" <di*************@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ee**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

Why not use IIS for this?

It's not a web site that I need to connect to... they're just using SSL to
get my program to connect to their program. they're using SSL because
Credit Card numbers and such are going to be transmitted. The other options
for connecting to them are frame relay, and other hardware configurations.
I would rather require our customers to configure software than buy
hardware.
:DG<

"DumberThanSnot" <Du****@ThanSnot.com> wrote in message
news:ue**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

Hi Everyone,

ok... here's the scoop. I've been programming for a looong time coding
for TCP/IP client/server applications. I have been tasked to write an
application that requires a secure connection. The company that is
requiring the secure connection has a few methods allowing access to
their products. one of which is SSL. this is probably the most likely
of methods that I will be using. So far, my 1 hours worth of research
has not revealed much code on this matter. Mostly I've found people
selling SSL tool kits and such. so, I guess my question is... is it
worth writing my own SSL routines, or should I just opt out for a package
to do it for me. I would hate to buy a package only to find out that the
SSL code I need is not all that difficult. keep in mind, this will be
written in VB.NET framework 1.1

I already have routines to connect via TCP/IP. is making a secure
connecting all that different than using my existing routines? what
changes would I need to make?

Thanks for your help,
Brian

[DumberThanSnot]

"Scott Allen" <sc***@nospam.OdeToCode.com> wrote in message
news:30*********************@msnews.microsoft.com. ..

Considering the number of commercial and opensource projects that have SSL
vulnerabilities, I'd say it is not a trivial task!

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=ssl+exploit
good point! unfortunately, I have no choice other than buying hardware to
make the connection. Requiring our customers to buy hardware would be
difficult at best.

Thanks for the heads up.

--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

Hi Everyone,

ok... here's the scoop. I've been programming for a looong time
coding for TCP/IP client/server applications. I have been tasked to
write an application that requires a secure connection. The company
that is requiring the secure connection has a few methods allowing
access to their products. one of which is SSL. this is probably the
most likely of methods that I will be using. So far, my 1 hours worth
of research has not revealed much code on this matter. Mostly I've
found people selling SSL tool kits and such. so, I guess my question
is... is it worth writing my own SSL routines, or should I just opt
out for a package to do it for me. I would hate to buy a package only
to find out that the SSL code I need is not all that difficult. keep
in mind, this will be written in VB.NET framework 1.1

I already have routines to connect via TCP/IP. is making a secure
connecting all that different than using my existing routines? what
changes would I need to make?

Thanks for your help,
Brian