JDK (Java Development Kit) Tutorials

∟SSL Socket Communication Testing Programs

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on the SSL socket communication. Topics include SSL socket communication test requirements and programs; using trusted key store to fix self-signed certificates issue; using debug option to see SSL communication handshake details.

SSL Socket Communication Test

SslReverseEchoer.java - SSL Server Socket Example

SslSocketClient.java - SSL Client Socket Example

Making Self-Signed Certificates Trusted

javax.net.debug - Debugging SSL Socket Communication

Conclusions:

• SSL socket communication test requires a self-signed certificate of a public key.
• The self-signed certificate must be installed on the client machine as a trusted certificate.
• SSL debug option can be used to show SSL communication handshake details for debugging.

Sample programs listed in this chapter have been tested with JDK 1.5.0.

Table of Contents

 About This JDK Tutorial Book

 Downloading and Installing JDK 1.3.1 on Windows

 Downloading and Installing JDK 1.4.1 on Windows

 Downloading and Installing JDK 1.5.0 on Windows

 Downloading and Installing JDK 1.6.2 on Windows

 Date, Time and Calendar Classes

 Date and Time Object and String Conversion

 Number Object and Numeric String Conversion

 Locales, Localization Methods and Resource Bundles

 Calling and Importing Classes Defined in Unnamed Packages

 HashSet, Vector, HashMap and Collection Classes

 Character Set Encoding Classes and Methods

 Character Set Encoding Maps

 Encoding Conversion Programs for Encoded Text Files

 Socket Network Communication

 Datagram Network Communication

 DOM (Document Object Model) - API for XML Files

 SAX (Simple API for XML)

 DTD (Document Type Definition) - XML Validation

 XSD (XML Schema Definition) - XML Validation

 XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language)

 Message Digest Algorithm Implementations in JDK

 Private key and Public Key Pair Generation

 PKCS#8/X.509 Private/Public Encoding Standards

 Digital Signature Algorithm and Sample Program

 "keytool" Commands and "keystore" Files

 KeyStore and Certificate Classes

 Secret Key Generation and Management

 Cipher - Secret Key Encryption and Decryption

 The SSL (Secure Socket Layer) Protocol

►SSL Socket Communication Testing Programs

 SSL Client Authentication

 HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)

 References

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