Knowledge Base

When you create an application using the SocketTools 11 .NET Edition components and you're ready to deploy it, you must ensure it is initialized correctly. This is done by either providing a runtime license key to the Initialize method or setting the RuntimeLicense attribute for the executable assembly. It is important to note your runtime […]

The Visual Studio releases supported by SocketTools 11 depends on the edition and languages being used. The following table lists which editions are compatible with Visual Studio and whether the edition is supported with that version.

SocketTools uses the Microsoft CryptoAPI and Schannel security package to implement support for secure connections using TLS. Which versions of TLS are available will depend on the version of the operating system you are using.

SocketTools 11 includes Windows Installer (MSI) packages which enable you to easily redistribute the components used in your projects. They are included with the developer installation package for each edition and available for both 32-bit and 64-bit applications.

SSH (Secure Shell) is a protocol that allows secure remote login and data transmission over a network, including support for secure file transfers. To ensure the security of your data, the SocketTools components use a combination of encryption, hash functions, and key exchange algorithms. In this article, we’ll explain each of these and list the

SocketTools includes SSH components for interactive logins and SFTP support, with integration across our native DLLs, .NET classes, and ActiveX controls. When attempting to connect to an SSH server using our SDKs, there are several common issues that can prevent a successful connection. This article will guide you through the most likely causes and provide

In some circumstances, an error can occur when attempting to initialize a SocketTools component indicating the operating system version is not supported.

To use public key authentication with SSH or SFTP, you need to generate a public and private key pair. In some cases, a third-party may generate these keys for you as part of access to their service. Alternatively, you may be required to generate the key pair yourself, and this article will explain the process

There are two primary authentication methods supported with SFTP (SSH) which you can use with your applications. The first is password authentication, when you provide a username and a password, and the client session is authenticated just as it would be with a standard FTP session. The second method is to use public key authentication,

The SocketTools Library Edition has function prototypes and constants available for the Clarion programming language. The minimum supported version of Clarion is 8.0 and we recommend that you use the latest version of SocketTools in your projects.