[Interest] Using QSslSocket as QTcpSocket

Chaser

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Nov 21, 2011, 12:06:18 PM11/21/11

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Hi all! Can a QSslSocket to work as QTcpSocket at unencrypted
connenctions? I don't want inherit from QTcpSocket for unencrypted
connenctions and from QSslSocket for encrypted connenctions, and have
two classes with duplicated code, so is it possible to use QSslSocket
for both cases?
And what about overhead and perfomance?
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Jason H

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Nov 21, 2011, 12:27:43 PM11/21/11

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Sure. SSL sockets are tcp Sockets, save for the negotiation. If you don't want encryption, just don't call startServerEncription or the client version.

However, I would have to ask, why not just abstract it to be QTcpSocket*?

There is no overhead if you are encrypting.

In all my code, the only difference is if you are on a secure port, then you start the encryption. Also, you should have some way of reporting the SSL errors. 

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Jason H

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Nov 21, 2011, 12:28:35 PM11/21/11

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Correction: There is no overhead if you are NOT encrypting.

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Chaser

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Nov 22, 2011, 3:53:43 AM11/22/11

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Oh, thanks! You really helped me!
I implement WebSocket's server, so one client may connect on secure mode, and
another - on non-secure mode.

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