Writing a Server Program That Uses RWSecureSocket

SourcePro : Secure Communication Module User’s Guide : PART II Secure Sockets Package : Using Secure Sockets : Getting Started with Secure Sockets : Writing a Server Program That Uses RWSecureSocket

Example 3 is a server program that creates a secure socket that waits for requests.

This example uses utility functions provided in args.h.

Example 3 – Server program that uses RWSecureSocket

// File: examples\secsock\manual\RWSecureSocketSimpleServer.cpp

#include <rw/secsock/RWSecureSocket.h>

#include <rw/secsock/RWSecureSocketContext.h>

#include <rw/secsock/RWSecureSocketPackageInit.h>

#include <rw/network/RWInetAddr.h>

#include <rw/network/RWWinSockInfo.h>

#include <fstream>

#include <iostream>

#include "args.h"

#include "secsockexampledefs.h"

using std::cout;

using std::cerr;

using std::endl;

using std::ifstream;

int main(int argc, char **argv)

{

try {

RWWinSockInfo info; //1

RWSecureSocketPackageInit secsockInit; //2

#if defined(RW_SECSOCK_RNG_NEEDS_SEEDING)

RWSecureSocketPackageInit::seedRNGFromFile(SEED_DATA_FILE); //3

#endif

int port = parseCommandLine(argc, argv);

RWSecureSocketContext context; //4

ifstream certf(SERVER_CERT_FILE);

RWX509Certificate cert(certf); //5

ifstream keyf(SERVER_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE);

RWPrivateKey key(keyf); //6

context.setIdentity(cert, key); //7

RWInetAddr addr(port, "localhost"); //8

RWSecureSocket listenSock(context); //9

listenSock.bind(addr); //10

listenSock.listen(); //11

// Display the port actually bound to

cout << listenSock.getsockname() << endl;

char buf[64];

for(volatile bool spin = true; spin ; /* */) {

RWSecureSocket newSock = listenSock.accept(); //12

buf[newSock.recv(buf, 63)] = 0; //13

cout << "Received: " << buf << endl; //14

newSock.close(); //15

}

catch (const RWxmsg& m) {

cerr << m.why() << endl;

return 1;

}

return 0; //16

}

//1 Constructs an RWWinSockInfo instance. Initializes the Winsock library under Windows, but has no effect under Unix.

//2 Initializes the Secure Sockets package and the underlying cryptographic library.

//3 Seeds the random number generator, if necessary on your platform. Uses the data stored in SEED_DATA_FILE. See Seeding the Random Number Generator for more information.

//4 Constructs a context object that holds the default parameters for all sockets and portals that you create.

//5 Constructs the server’s certificate by using an istream to read the certificate from SERVER_CERT_FILE.

//6 Constructs the server’s private key by using an istream to read the key from SERVER_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE.

//7 Associates the server’s key and certificate with the context and specifies that this program will be acting as a server with the given identity.

//8 Creates an address object that refers to the specified port on "localhost" (the local machine).

//9 Creates a secure socket from the context

//10 Binds the listener socket to the address and port.

//11 Listens for connections and sets up a queue for them. Initializes the data structures.

//12 Blocks until a connection request arrives.

//13 Reads no more than 63 characters.

//14 Displays the string received in line //11.

//15 Closes the socket.

//16 Executes destructors for RWWinSockInfo and RWSecureSocketPackageInit to clean up their associated libraries.