IP*Works! SSL C++ Edition

What's new in IP*Works! SSL C++ Edition V8.0?

• ATOMS - New ATOM client component supporting ATOM feed retrieval and publishing.
• RESTS - New component implements a standard REST client, facilitating access to REST style web services such as those from Amazon and eBay.
• CertMgr -  Updated to include support for certificate extensions, extended key usage, and new certificate store types.
• FTPS - Upload/Download Files to/from memory without writing to disk. FTP clear data channel support (PROT C)
• HTTPS/WebUploadS - Upload/Download Files to/from memory without writing to disk.
• IPPortS/IPDaemonS - Facilitated file and data transfer through easy to use methods like 'SendFile' etc.
• LDAPS - Support for search result references. Easily move and copy DN's. Support for LDAP referrals.
• RSSS - RSS 2.0 extensions and OPML support. HTTP cookie handling and automatic HTTP redirect following. Load RSS from memory. Support for in memory RSS XML manipulation. If-modified-since handling.
• SMPPS - SMPP receive capabilities enable the component to poll SMPP servers for messages.
• XMPPS - Support for Jabber extensions, additional contact parameters, and SASL authentication.
• NTLM Authentication enabled across HTTP based components (HTTP/S, RSS/S, WebUpload/S, WebFormS, REST/S, etc.) as well as POP/S, SMTP/S, and IMAP/S
• HTTP decompression enabled for all HTTP based components.
• Maintain and reuse SSL sessions across requests.

New Components

• RSS/S - Really Simple Syndication (RSS) component. Create, retrieve, and edit RSS feeds. Supports RSS 0.91, 0.92, and 2.0. SSL-enabled
• SMPP/S - Short Message Peer-to-Peer client component. Used to send SMS cellular text messages. SSL-enabled
• WebDav/S - Secure WebDAV Client component for distributed web authoring, versioning, and collaboration
• XMPP/S - Lightweight SSL-enabled Jabber Client for communicating with XML based Jabber Servers

New Features For Existing Components

• CertMgr - Major advancements including the ability to create, modify, and sign x.509 digital certificates. Become your own certificate authority with only 20 lines of code - see the included certificate manager demo
• Fine-grained control over the encryption protocol used during SSL communications
• Support for the START_TLS security protocol extension for all secure components
• Switch connections from plain-text to SSL without disconnecting the current connection
• Simplified certificate handling features across the board and additional security options
• Email sending components (SMTPS, HTMLMailerS, FileMailerS, etc.) create spam-filter friendly emails, support digest authentication, message queuing, and more
• FTPS - Firewall friendly port management for active FTPS connections, configurable performance optimization properties, etc
• HTMLMailerS & FileMailerS - Send HTML emails with file attachments, SMTP authorization, and increased throughput for bulk mailings
• HTTPS - More complete HTTP 1.1 support including methods for chunking, range, and persistent connections
• IMAPS - CRAM MD5 authentication, built in attachment decoding, and server side message sorting
• ACL extensions for IMAP account management and user permissions modification
• LDAPS - Ldap v3 paging support, server side sorting of search results, synchronous or asynchronous operation
• POPS - Digest authentication and additional component interface enhancements. IPDaemonS - Increased incoming connection limit and new functionality that simplifies the building of robust server applications
• A new config method in every component encapsulates cross-component features or infrequently used functionality, greatly simplifying component interfaces across the board

IP*Works! SSL adds SSL and Digital Certificate capabilities to the /n software IP*Works! Internet Toolkit providing Secure Web Browsing, Secure Client, Secure Server, Secure Mail, Digital Certificate Management Capabilities, and a lot more. The current release consists of 15 components for secure Internet connectivity:

• HTTPS: Secure HTTP Client
• SOAPS: Secure SOAP Client
• SMTPS: Secure Email Client
• POPS: Secure POP Client
• IMAPS: Secure IMAP Client
• FTPS: Secure FTP Client
• LDAPS: Secure LDAP Client
• NNTPS: Secure Internet News Client
• TelnetS: Secure Telnet Client
• IPPortS: Secure TCP Client
• IPDaemonS: Secure TCP Server
• CertMgr: Management of Digital Certificates

The client components such as HTTPS, SMTPS, etc. provide full control over the process of setting up SSL connections, including certificate management, verification, and certificate-based client authentication. The secure server control, IPDaemonS, is a generic SSL server, providing full secure server capabilities. A demo of a secure web server application (with full source code) is also included in the package. The CertMgr control provides certificate management capabilities for the digital certificates installed on the system.

/n software IP*Works! SSL is a no-compromise, comprehensive suite of royalty-free SSL-enabled components. It brings unprecedented ease of use to Secure Internet Development with drop-in replacements for the components in the "classic" /n software IP*Works! package, well-known in the development community for their straightforward, intuitive interfaces, and powerful productivity features.