SSL sockets

FredKJ has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: SSL sockets by zentara (Cardinal) on Aug 17, 2011 at 19:55 UTC
use IO::Socket::SSL; Do you really mean you need SSL? Or will just regular encryption do? If so, the easiest module is Net::EasyTCP I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Old Perl Programmer Haiku ................... flash japh	[reply]
Re^2: SSL sockets by FredKJ (Novice) on Aug 17, 2011 at 20:03 UTC
Yes I need to use SSL. It looks like IO::Socket:SSLpm is the direction but want to verify.	[reply]
Re^3: SSL sockets by zentara (Cardinal) on Aug 18, 2011 at 00:07 UTC
Just to be more specific about Net::EasyTCP, it does do RSA encryption with key exchange, but it is slower than other encryption methods. It requires Crypt::RSA, but that still isn't SSL. Also check out Net::SSL, it may make things easier to handle the socket. I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Old Perl Programmer Haiku ................... flash japh	[reply]
Re^3: SSL sockets by Anonymous Monk on Aug 18, 2011 at 11:51 UTC
The standard approach is IO::Socket::SSL but Net::SSL will give you more control over the details. I believe zentara was recommending Net::EasyTCP as a simple alternative so you don't have to muck around with generating/buying certs because that's the big pain in the butt when dealing with SSL. I suppose I'm just repeating zentara's advice, but it's worth repeating.	[reply]