The inproc://zeromq.zap.01 url is hardcoded in libzmq <https://github.com/zeromq/zeromq4-x/blob/v4.0.5/src/session_base.cpp#L285>. The session internally creates a client connection to that endpoint.
-MinRK On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Riskybiz <riskybizl...@live.com> wrote: > > I’m trying to implement zeromq security for the first time and WITHOUT > using CZMQ. Reading through http://hintjens.com/blog:49 & ZAP protocol > info http://rfc.zeromq.org/spec:27 & code at > zeromq-4.0.4\tests\tests_security_curve.cpp . I have a question and hope > someone might be able to enlighten me………… > > > > At http://hintjens.com/blog:49 ; > > > > ‘Internally, the authenticator talks to libzmq across a protocol called > ZAP <http://rfc.zeromq.org/spec:27>, aka RFC 27. Every single time a > client tries to connect to a server, libzmq asks the ZAP handler (the > authenticator), if there is one installed, to allow or deny the connection.’ > > > > In zeromq-4.0.4\tests\tests_security_curve.cpp ; > > > > // Spawn ZAP handler > > // We create and bind ZAP socket in main thread to avoid case > > // where child thread does not start up fast enough. > > void *handler = zmq_socket (ctx, ZMQ_REP); > > assert (handler); > > rc = zmq_bind (handler, "inproc://zeromq.zap.01"); > > assert (rc == 0); > > void *zap_thread = zmq_threadstart (&zap_handler, handler); > > > > Question is; > > > > I see that the zap_handler is provided with the pointer to the REP socket > bound to "inproc://zeromq.zap.01" however I don’t understand how libzmq is > made aware to direct authentication requests to the particular handler > socket. I don’t see any further references in the code to > "inproc://zeromq.zap.01"? How does libzmq know where to send the > authentication requests? > > > > One other thing; is there any api documentation for zmq_threadstart & > zmq_threadclose? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Riskybiz. > > _______________________________________________ > zeromq-dev mailing list > zeromq-dev@lists.zeromq.org > http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev > >
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