Programming Linux Sockets

19Jul08

Today, I came across two nice articels from IBM DeveloperWorks. I think they are really good for beginners. So, I putting here for everyone.
1. Programming Linux sockets, Part 1: Using TCP/IP

2. Programming Linux sockets, Part 2: Using UDP
Both the articles are written by, David Mertz, Ph.D. (mertz@gnosis.cx) and the skill level is Introductory for both.

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Tags: David Mertz, IBM DeveloperWorks, Programming Linux sockets, TCP/IP, UDP

Understanding SSL

21Jun08

Content for this post is taken from the book “SSL & TLS Essentials, Security the Web” written by Stephen Thomas. This post consists only the theoretical overview of the working mechanism of SSL. I will soon post another article explaining the implementations.

The Secure Sockets Layer protocol defines two different roles for the communicating parties. One [...]

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Tags: Authentication, Certificate, CertificateRequest, CertificateVerify, ChangeCipherSpec, Secure Communication, SSL, TLS