PowerTCP Secure Tool

Use this tool to automatically authenticate and encrypt/decrypt all data sent and received over the TCP connection using SSL2, SSL3, PCT and TLS.

• SecureTcp Control - Use it to manage a TCP stream. Automatic authentication and encryption/decryption uses system services available under NT4 sp4 (minimum) and Windows 2000 (beta 3).
• Daemon Control - Use it to build a secure server by accepting TCP connections. Can accept an unlimited number of connections that can be assigned to dynamic SecureTcp Controls for stream management, authentication, and encryption/decryption.

Benefits & Features

• Properties for CommonName, Protocol and ClientAuthentication automatically control the entire authentication and encryption/decryption process.
• ClientAuthenticate Event supports optional interactive client authentication.
• Search Method supports variable length records and line processing, eliminating the need to search for termination characters and simplifying buffer management.
• Fill Method supports fixed length binary records, simplifying buffer management and reducing the code needed to send and receive binary structures.
• All the benefits listed in the PowerTCP Overview.

Sample Projects

• Secure Web Server – Demonstrates a simple multi-threaded Web Server application that serves up html pages stored in local files over a secure connection. (VB6 only)
• Certificate Manager – Demonstrates how to build a certificate request, install a certificate, and remove a certificate from the system. (VB6 only)
• Secure Web Client – Demonstrates a simple Secure TCP Client application written using non-blocking operation. (VB6 only)
• Secure TCP Blaster – A simple Daemon and Secure Client application, written using blocking operation, that uses all three methods for receiving data: Receive, Search, and Fill. (VB6 only)

Potential Uses/Applications

• Combined with the Winsock or Server Tool, you can create a proxi server that accepts either clear or secure TCP connections and generates secure or clear TCP connections, respectively.
• Combined with the Emulation Tool, you can create a secure VT Terminal Emulator that connects to your internal proxi server (that you create) that uses a Telnet connection to connect to internal corporate hosts.
• Create any Client/Server application that implements secure transactions knowing that your data is safe from any security risk.

Compatibilities

• Development Environments: Visual Studio, Office 97 (VBA), C++Builder, Delphi, PowerBuilder and other environments that supports ActiveX (ATL) controls.
• Operating Systems: Windows NT4 sp4 (minimum), NT 2000 Beta 3 RC 1,2.
• Digital Certificate: Use an installed certificate, or run the included Certificate Manager project to generate a request and submit it to http://www.verisign.com/ to get a trial 14-day SSL Server Certificate.