Support for SSL

Question

Hi,

It's my first time to use edtFTPnet and also the first time I am dealing with SSL so I have a couple of questions here.
1. Only the PRO version has support for SSL right? I currently have the free version only.
2. Are all SSL certificates the same regardless from which vendor I bought them and are they specific to application (like website or ftp site only)?
3. Once obtained, do I also have to setup the SSL certificate at the server's end?
4. Anybody have a snippet for setting up the edtftpnet control that will connect via SSL?

Sorry if I am asking too many questions all at once.

Thank you and more power!

Answer 1

1. Yes you need the PRO version for SSL

2. SSL certificates are basically the same (although there can be different types such as code signing certs). It doesn't matter what vendor you use, although generally you want one that is what's called a root certification authority.

Generally you get a certificate that has your hostname set to the 'Common Name' attribute of the certificate, and that is used for validation.

3. To validate the server, you use a server certificate on the server to ensure that you are connecting to the correct server. That's the most common use of a certificate in SSL.

You can also give each client a certificate, and validate each client (instead of say using a password).

4. Look at the "How to use FTPS" examples at this link

http://www.enterprisedt.com/products/ed ... howto.html