An Internet Protocol Encryption Control/Component by Dart Communications

PowerTCP SSL Sockets for .NET V1.1.0.5

Create TCP, UDP, and network testing applications quickly and efficiently, AND get the benefit of securing your data with SSL-based encryption and certificate authentication. The powerful SslStream technology can be plugged into any stream source. Encryption and authentication can be used with any network, file, or buffer-based stream technology.

Encryption, authentication and easy-to-use TCP, Server, UDP, DNS, Ping, and Trace components, all in a single package!

If you are interested in the non-SSL version of this product, please view PowerTCP Sockets for .NET.

Features include:

• Written in 100% C#.


• SSLStream class is abstracted for maximum flexibility.


• Automatically authenticates and encrypts/decrypts data sent and received over the Internet or your intranet using SSL2, SSL3, PCT or TLS.


• Supports client-side AND server-side authentication.


• CertificateStore class provides extensive certificate management support.


• Certificate class enables certificate verification and query.


• Properties and events for certificate authentication give you complete control over what you will accept or reject.


• SymmetricCryptoStream class enables easy private-key encryption and decryption with any Microsoft supported algorithm such as AES.


• TCP component enables on-the-fly data parsing and Event notification.


• Server component accepts every connection on a separate thread, resulting in high performance (tested at over 50 connections per second).


• UDP component enables asynchronous usage with Event notification.


• DNS component allows user-defined DNS servers for easy-to-use address look-ups, reverse address look-ups, and mail address look-ups (from MX records).


• Ping component allows for ICMP, UDP, and TCP host verification.


• Trace supports asynchronous echoes for unprecedented trace route performance.


• All components designed with multi-threaded asynchronous functionality.


• All components allow user-interface events to process during synchronous use.


• All components are thread-safe on critical members.


• Debugging has been extended beyond run-time testing to a design-time Editor in every component that lets you test your connection without compiling. Properties set in the Editor are recorded directly in your code, and a real-time feedback window gives you detailed information about the results providing unprecedented debugging capability.


• Includes a royalty-free license.


• Integrated Help 2.0 documentation includes over 3 dozen tutorials and a comprehensive reference guide with full support for dynamic help.

Technical Information

Component Type - Contains the following types of components...

• .Net Class Library

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