I am sorry for the lack of expertise. The basic reason I want to use
SSL is to prevent unauthorised clients from connecting to the server
and for secured communication. So If some non-ssl client connects to
mys erver, I dont want my server to hang.
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---- Eric Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 01:01:16PM -0800, Sudeep Sudhakaran wrote:
> > Basically I am working on the Modified WSock sample from msdn for
> providing
> > ssl support to my communication. Thing work fine when I connect from
> > the right ssl client .
> >
> > If I connect from a Non-ssl client SSL_Accept function doesnt return.
> > It waits infinitely blocking my other operation because the Non-ssl
> client
> > never initiated a ssl-handshake. How do I overcome this problem.
>
> Either don't connect from a non-SSL client, or connect and negotiate
> when to start SSL. The former is prefered.
>
> If it's a DOS attack that worries you, then do it in threads so
> your main program isn't blocked.
>
> This topic belongs on the openssl-users list, not openssl-dev.
>
>
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