Re: Feature: TCPconnect via SSL
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texte = At 12:38 PM 12/9/99, jpeacock@univpress.com wrote:>> The answer is probably no, because of the complicated nature of SSL. It>>is not>> really what TCPconnect was intended to do. If you don't want to pay for>> WebCat/WebMerchant and want to brew your own CC authorization scheme,>>you're in>> for a world of hurt.I'm not really interested in creating the SSL context, that's why I'masking for TCPConnect (or something else) to do the encryption.As for CC authorization... My processor allows for a form submission totheir web server via https and returns any one of a set of predefinedresponses. Assuming I had a method for an application to open a SSLconnection to their server; send a POST request with form variables; waitfor a response; and do something depending on the response... I'm not surehow that could be a world of hurt.The reason that this has to be something in the middle between the user andauthorization server, is that there is merchant identifying values that theend user should never see or even be aware of. Likewise, the response is acode and not suitable for immediate delivery to the browser.But thanks for the suggestion._________________________________________________Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.comWEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century http://www.west21.com/_________________________________________________#############################################################This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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At 12:38 PM 12/9/99, jpeacock@univpress.com wrote:>> The answer is probably no, because of the complicated nature of SSL. It>>is not>> really what TCPconnect was intended to do. If you don't want to pay for>> WebCat/WebMerchant and want to brew your own CC authorization scheme,>>you're in>> for a world of hurt.I'm not really interested in creating the SSL context, that's why I'masking for TCPConnect (or something else) to do the encryption.As for CC authorization... My processor allows for a form submission totheir web server via https and returns any one of a set of predefinedresponses. Assuming I had a method for an application to open a SSLconnection to their server; send a POST request with form variables; waitfor a response; and do something depending on the response... I'm not surehow that could be a world of hurt.The reason that this has to be something in the middle between the user andauthorization server, is that there is merchant identifying values that theend user should never see or even be aware of. Likewise, the response is acode and not suitable for immediate delivery to the browser.But thanks for the suggestion._________________________________________________Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.comWEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century http://www.west21.com/_________________________________________________#############################################################This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to
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