Re: Secure Communication?

Jim Lucas wrote: > Per Jessen wrote: >> tedd wrote: >> >>> Hi gangl: >>> >>> I realize that the problem stated herein has been solved by others, >>> so I'm not claiming I've done anything new -- it's only new to me. >>> It was a learning experience for *me* and my solution may help >>> others. >>> >>> In any event, I've finished creating a method for establishing what >>> I think is secure communication between two servers. >> >> First thought - you're reinventing the wheel. When I connect to a >> server via https, I have secure communication. >> > > First, it isn't the connection that he is trying to secure. He admits > to using HTTPS in his connections already. I didn't bother reading far enough I guess. > What I think he is trying to prevent (correct me if I'm wrong) is > access to the data on the opposite server. He wants to make sure that > the access to this data is only able to be done by the remote server. If that is the objective, it's perhaps best solved by using TLS with a client certificate/key. Well, that's what I would do. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (15.6°C)