> > Here's a simple thing: when your "agents" connect to the server, have > > the server create a symmetric key (e.g., 3DES) and send it back to the > > client.
> That isn't good example. First, there is one additional connection between > server and client. Second, attacker could be get a key because in first > connection it is going to client as plain text. The original posting said the clients/agenets were going to connect with SSL. /r$ -- Rich Salz Chief Security Architect DataPower Technology http://www.datapower.com XS40 XML Security Gateway http://www.datapower.com/products/xs40.html XML Security Overview http://www.datapower.com/xmldev/xmlsecurity.html ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]