Well that would still require an SSL handshake right? My client that sends
the unencrypted traffic knows nothing of SSL at all, and I can't modify it,
so it is just coming in a normal TCP stream.


On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:44 AM, Michel <msa...@paybox.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Perhaps I misunderstand you, but wouldn't it be easier to just choose
> eNULL cipher when no encryption is needed ?
>
> Le 09/11/2012 06:08, Derek Cole a écrit :
>
>  Hello,
>>
>> I have a server running that I am accepting both SSL and non SSL traffic.
>> Currently I check the traffic first and if the first part of the TCP data
>> looks like an SSL header, I send it off to an OpenSSL socket to be read.
>> If
>> it's plaintext, I just read it right there on that socket.
>>
>> Is it possible to skip the SSL header check and just send all traffic to
>> an
>> SSL socket, and reliably be able to read the traffic regardless whether
>> it's encryprted or not?
>>
>> just to be clear, I do have the SSL context set up properly and don't have
>> a problem reading it, it's just annoying that I Have to check my traffic
>> in
>> a separate step, and send it down the flow path of SSL if it's encrypted.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
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