Re: [protobuf] Security Layer to make sure proto objects are not tampered when transferred over https

2010-07-21 Thread Marc-André Laverdière
Protobuf allows you to build your conceptual protocol the way you want it. If you want security features on top of it, you can either add it to your messages, or you can use a secure network layer that does the work for you. Its your call. Personally, I'm against reinventing the wheel, so I use pro

Re: [protobuf] Security Layer to make sure proto objects are not tampered when transferred over https

2010-07-21 Thread Henner Zeller
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 03:32, Prakash Rao wrote: > Is there a way to add security layer to protocol buffer if I'm writing > my proto objects to https output stream? In java we have sealed > objects and we can have signature attached to it to make sure objects > are not tampered on the receiving e

Re: [protobuf] Security Layer to make sure proto objects are not tampered when transferred over https

2010-07-21 Thread Marc Gravell
You could simply sign the chunk of data manually; but no - protobuf does not include any provision for this. I *imagine* because the requirements will be so different system-to-system. On 21 July 2010 11:32, Prakash Rao wrote: > curity layer to protocol buffer if I'm writing > my proto objects t

[protobuf] Security Layer to make sure proto objects are not tampered when transferred over https

2010-07-21 Thread Prakash Rao
Is there a way to add security layer to protocol buffer if I'm writing my proto objects to https output stream? In java we have sealed objects and we can have signature attached to it to make sure objects are not tampered on the receiving end. Is there something similar in protocol buffer as well?