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Subject:
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Protocol used for sending a request.
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Posted By:
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m_soni21
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Post Date:
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11/26/2006 1:40:21 AM
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Generally the protocol used to send a request from a client to the server is the HTTP. since its not so secure, can some one tell me which is the best protocol used send a request/response from client-server.
In finance based applications where the data is very sensitive and secure, is it secure to use the HTTP protocol?
Please help me...
Thanks.
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Reply By:
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dparsons
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11/29/2006 11:18:13 PM
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No. Sensitve material should never travel over the HTTP pipe as it is all in plain text! If this is a web app, you need to use HTTPS which requires that your server have a security certificate installed (though you could also use OpenSSL for a free solution)
For an extremely more secure transfer, I would use a VPN tunnel, though that would defeat the purpose of having a web application as a person would be physciall connecting to another network.
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Reply By:
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m_soni21
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Reply Date:
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12/1/2006 10:41:41 AM
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Thanks for the information.
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