I have a situation where I want a Java client to have a two-way data channel with a servlet (I have control over both), so that either can begin data transferring without having to wait for the other to do something first, but to get through the firewalls this needs to be tunnelled in http or https. I have looked around, but I do not ...
The web-based application I’m currently working on is growing arms and legs! It’s basically an administration system which helps users to keep track of bookings, user accounts, invoicing etc. It can also be accessed via a couple of different websites using a fairly crude API. The fat-client design loosely follows the MVC pattern (or per...
Is there a way to secure a sql server database which is accessed by a fat client? Meaning: The application communicates directly with the database as it places sql statements itself. That means, the connection string has to be somewhere on the client. Using this connection string (either with winauth or sql server authentication) any use...