HTTPS connections

Duncan Ellis · February 2015

Am I missing something obvious or is there a reason why AMX couldn't make HTTPS connections available through Netlinx native language?
I appreciate that with NI3100 and below this could be slow, but is there any reason why it couldn't be done on the new controllers.
There is a world of internet opportunities going amiss because there is no access to HTTPS, except via DUET.......

Just asking the question, perhaps I'm ignorant of the full reason why but surely this must be possible?

a_riot42 · February 2015

Duncan Ellis wrote: »

Just asking the question, perhaps I'm ignorant of the full reason why but surely this must be possible?

My guess would be due to the math libraries needed. The encryption methods often use cryptographically-secure pseudorandom number generators and prime number generators, neither of which are available in the Netlinx language. More information can be found here:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2246.txt
Paul

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