A simple SSL Client Server

[chander shivdasani]

I was reading about SSL and thought of implementing a simple client-server application in which client establishes ssl connection with the server. I tried to google online but couldnt find any examples/resources. Can anyone point me to any resources?

[Rob Spoor]

Use SSLSocket and SSLServerSocket, which can be retrieved through SSLSocketFactory and SSLServerSocketFactory. The createSocket and createServerSocket methods return a Socket and ServerSocket respectively, but if you really need any methods from SSLSocket / SSLServerSocket you can just cast the return values.

[chander shivdasani]

Do these classes abstract the entire handshaking mechanism and other steps needed for SSL connection? If yes, then from where do they get certifcates and keys?

[Rob Spoor]

If I recall correctly, from the default keystore. You can modify that either using the keytool command or from code (but I can't remember which classes / methods to use).