: [snip] : can use Java, Delphi, or VB to write the client app in. Are there quality : ports of openssl libs available for any or all of these languages?
If your client will simply communicate with the server over an SSL-encrypted network socket, chances are you won't have to use a "port of openssl". SSL/TLS is a standard so you could use an SSL toolkit written in the language of your choice and it should[1] work. So, in theory, you have a number of options. If you decide to go with Java: You could try either PureTLS[2] or JSSE[3]. I have no experience with the former, but with JSSE it's pretty straightforward as long as you have other Java networking experience: wrap your plain Socket objects in SSLSocket objects and go. -QM [1] = I have Java code that communicates with all kinds of SSL-enabled services and I've yet to encounter any toolkit compatibility issues. [2] = I don't have the URL offhand but a search for "PureTLS" and "Rescorla" should turn up plenty of hits [3] = http://java.sun.com. Run a local search for "JSSE" to get the docs. The packages are included with JDK 1.4 and there are add-ons for 1.3. -- C++ / Java / SSL http://www.brandxdev.net/ ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
