> > Here's a simple thing: when your "agents" connect to the server, have
> > the server create a symmetric key (e.g., 3DES) and send it back to the
> > client.
> That isn't good example. First, there is one additional connection between
> server and client. Second, attacker could be get a key because in first
> connection it is going to client as plain text.
The original posting said the clients/agenets were going to connect with
SSL.
/r$
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