Re: [twsocket] SSL client cer - no client cert
jlist9 wrote: > Thanks. Yes, I understand the traffic will be encrypted. > I was looking at the TLS protocol. After the ServerHello, > the client is supposed to send the client cert to the > server. I wonder what will the client send in this case... A description of the SSL can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security -- Arno Garrels > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Francois PIETTE > wrote: >>> I'm playing with SSL socket. It seems that SSL works w/o a >>> client certificate (no cert files is specified in SslContext.) >>> In this case, what will the client send to the server? >> >> Yes, certificates are an optional feature of SSL. >> Certificates are used mainly for authentication of both parties. >> Not having a certificate doesn't mean no string cryptography ! >> >> -- >> francois.pie...@overbyte.be >> The author of the freeware multi-tier middleware MidWare >> The author of the freeware Internet Component Suite (ICS) >> http://www.overbyte.be >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list >> please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket >> Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
Re: [twsocket] SSL client cer - no client cert
Thanks. Yes, I understand the traffic will be encrypted. I was looking at the TLS protocol. After the ServerHello, the client is supposed to send the client cert to the server. I wonder what will the client send in this case... On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Francois PIETTE wrote: >> I'm playing with SSL socket. It seems that SSL works w/o a >> client certificate (no cert files is specified in SslContext.) >> In this case, what will the client send to the server? > > Yes, certificates are an optional feature of SSL. > Certificates are used mainly for authentication of both parties. > Not having a certificate doesn't mean no string cryptography ! > > -- > francois.pie...@overbyte.be > The author of the freeware multi-tier middleware MidWare > The author of the freeware Internet Component Suite (ICS) > http://www.overbyte.be > > -- > To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list > please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket > Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be > -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
Re: [twsocket] SSL client cer - no client cert
> I'm playing with SSL socket. It seems that SSL works w/o a > client certificate (no cert files is specified in SslContext.) > In this case, what will the client send to the server? Yes, certificates are an optional feature of SSL. Certificates are used mainly for authentication of both parties. Not having a certificate doesn't mean no string cryptography ! -- francois.pie...@overbyte.be The author of the freeware multi-tier middleware MidWare The author of the freeware Internet Component Suite (ICS) http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
