HTTPS client added to TCP/IP networking stack

14th March 2017

HCC-Embedded

Alice Matthews

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HTTP Secure (HTTPS) client has been added to HCC Embedded's high performance TCP/IP networking stack. As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to develop, the growth of embedded HTTP servers in devices that collect and exchange data runs the gamut from smart home, connected car, medical and industrial control applications. HCC’s HTTPS uses HCC’s verifiable Transport Layer Security (TLS) module to provide a highly flexible web-server solution for embedded systems that enables the creation of dynamic content within a highly secure environment.

HTTPS provides secure communication over computer networks, operating as a request-response protocol in the client/server model. The secure client may be a web browser, while an application hosting a website may be the secure server. HTTPS resources are identified and located on the network using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). HCC’s TLS module ensures secure operation by encrypting the entire HTTPS message, including the header and the request/response content.

Key features:

Compliant with RFC 2818
Designed for integration with both RTOS and non-RTOS based systems
Can be configured to use BSD sockets
Supports HTTPS connections as well as all standard HTTP methods: HEAD, GET, PUT, POST, and DELETE
Handles a configurable number of simultaneous connections
Works with both IPv4 and IPv6
Demo package provides sample implementations on which to base the HTTPS Secure Client

Dave Hughes, CEO of HCC Embedded, said: “As the Internet of Things continues to develop, more devices or ‘things’ rely on availability of data and the ability to manipulate and control that data to operate. This has led to an increasing need to protect and secure all data. We’ve added HTTPS to HCC’s high quality suite of connectivity and security software to assure customers that their data is protected to the utmost quality standards.”

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