PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX - Summary

by Dart Communications - Product Type: Component / ActiveX DLL / DLL

Summary

PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX by Dart Communications

Automatically authenticate and encrypt/decrypt data over the Internet. PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX integrates the Microsoft CryptoAPI, Security Support Provider Interface, and Winsock API to secure TCP/IP data using SSL2, SSL3, PCT, and TLS security protocols. Includes functionality for secure web access, FTP client and server, email (POP), TCP client and server, and more. Use it to build a secure eCommerce site or simply to securely transmit application data, such as files, over the Internet.

By integrating Microsoft's CryptoAPI, Security Support Provider Interface and Winsock API, SSL for ActiveX uses SSL 2, SSL 3, PCT and TLS security protocols to automatically authenticate, encrypt and decrypt data communications over TCP. Automatic encryption/decryption uses system services available under NT4 sp4 (minimum) and Windows 2000. The Daemon Control can accept an unlimited number of passive connections that can be assigned to dynamic SecureTcp Controls for stream management and encryption/decryption. 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.

PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX: Automatically authenticate and encrypt/decrypt all data sent and received over the TCP connection using SSL2, SSL3, PCT, and TLS.

NEW CertificateList Control - Use it to select Certificates from the installed Certificate Stores

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, so RSA licensing is not required

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

SecureServer Control - Similar to the Server Control, each accepted TCP connection automatically authenticates and performs encryption/decryption on the data stream

SecureFtp Control - Similar to the FTP Control, control and data connections are automatically encypted/decrypted. Protect confidential information you send across the Internet

SecureFtpServer Control - Similar to the FtpServer Control, control and data connections are automatically encypted/decrypted. A perfect match for the SecureFtp Control for a complete end-to-end encryption solution

SecurePop Control - Similar to the POP Control, your email can be downloaded from any Secure Pop Server (like Microsoft Exchange) with complete privacy.

Service Control - Use this control to build an application that runs as an NT service

Benefits & Features

Write HTTP/S applications that provide client-side authentication WITHOUT displaying an annoying dialog asking the user to select his security certificate

NEW Certificate Object exposes the details of digital certificates sent and received

NEW CertificateStore Object exposes collections of installed Certificate Objects, making it easy to manage digital certificates

Included Certificate Manager application can be used for local certificate management

Full support for client-side AND server-side authentication

Properties and events for Certificate Authentication requests and responses give you complete control the entire authentication and encryption/decryption process

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

Sample Projects

Secure FTP Client – Demonstrates a simple secure FTP client that can be used with the Secure FTP Server sample. (VB6 only)

Secure FTP Server – Uses the SecureFtpServer Control to demonstrate a simple secure FTP server. Use it with the Secure FTP client. (VB6 only)

Secure Web Client – Demonstrates a simple Secure HTTP/S Client application written using non-blocking operation. (VB6 only)

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)

Secure TCP Blaster – A simple TCP Daemon and Secure Client application, written using blocking operation, that uses all three methods for receiving data: Receive, Search, and Fill. (VB6 only)

Secure POP Client – Demonstrates a simple secure POP client that can be used with any POP server that supports secure communications. (VB6 only)

Secure Echo Server - Demonstrates a simple secure Echo server

Secure TCP Client - Uses the SecureTcp Control to make secure connections to any secure port

Secure Web Alive - A secure version of the Web Alive sample which compares the download performance of any 2 web pages. Useful for comparing the relative performance of mirrored Web Servers

Service Demo - Demonstrates a simple service

Potential Uses/Applications

Secure file transfers using Dart's Secure FTP Client/Server combo

Secure mail downloads using Dart's Secure POP Client

Create any Client/Server application that implements secure transactions knowing that your data is safe from any security risk

Combined with the Winsock or Server for ActiveX, you can create a proxy server that accepts either clear or secure TCP connections and generates secure or clear TCP connections, respectively

Combined with Emulation for ActiveX, you can create a secure VT Terminal Emulator that connects to your internal proxy server (that you create) that uses a Telnet connection to connect to internal corporate hosts

Secure document management

Enable asynchronous secure SOAP messages currently unavailable with the MS SOAP SDK

E-commerce, trading applications

What’s Included: The SSL for ActiveX installation comes complete with the following:

22 Controls/Objects

25 Full Sample projects

Full MS Help 1.3 Documentation, including examples

What's new in V2.0x?

The latest version of SSL for ActiveX includes the ability to implement SSL over FTP through a Firewall using Dart's proprietary FirewallReady functionality (requires PowerTCP products on both sides of the connection). Previously this type of functionality has been unavailable in an ActiveX control

This version has also been re-engineered to support all major SSL over FTP standards and includes the capability to create custom configurations for compatibility with unique secure FTP implementations. Standard support includes Globalscape, WS_FTP, and SERV_U

The lower-level components such as SecureTCP and SecureServer have been heavily compatibility tested with common UNIX libraries such as OpenSSL and Certicom Plus

Certificate handling capabilities have been improved with the addition of certificate creation using the CertificateStore plus extended certificate management capabilites such as certificate deletion

PartNumbers: PC-510135-119341 510135-119341 PC-510135-119342 510135-119342 PC-510135-119343 510135-119343 PC-510135-157371 510135-157371 PC-510135-157372 510135-157372

Publisher PartNumbers: P-1600-LIC P-1600-SUB P-1600-SUB-RENEW

PurchaseOptions: PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX V2.0.6 1 Developer License , PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX V2.0.6 - with Basic Subscription 1 Developer License - includes One Year Standard Support/Updates , PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX V2.0.6 - with Basic Subscription Basic Subscription Renewal - includes One Year Standard Support/Updates , PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX V2.0.6 - with Enterprise Subscription 1 Developer License - includes Source Code (delivered separately) and One Year Mission Critical Support/Updates , PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX V2.0.6 - with Enterprise Subscription Enterprise Subscription Renewal - includes One Year Mission Critical Support/Updates

Resources: Read the PowerTCP help file, Download the PowerTCP SSL for ActiveX V2.0.6 evaluation on to your computer - Expires After 30 Days

Operating System for Deployment: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0

Architecture of Product: 32Bit, 64Bit

Product Type: Component

Component Type: ActiveX DLL, DLL

Built Using: ActiveX Template Library (ATL)

General: Marked as Safe for Initialization, Microsoft Transaction Server Compatible (MTS)

Compatible Containers: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 97, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0, Microsoft Visual C++ .NET, Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, Microsoft Visual C# .NET, Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0, Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, Delphi 5.0, .NET Framework 1.0

Product Class: Business Components

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