Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming

✍ Scribed by Davis

• Book ID: 127457429
• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 2 MB
• Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.
• Category: Library
• ISBN-13: 9781590593226

✦ Synopsis

Chapter 1 Networks And Protocols 3 -- Circuits Vs. Packets 3 -- Internetworking 4 -- Ethernets 6 -- Ethernet Frames 7 -- Addressing 8 -- Internet Protocol 17 -- User Datagram Protocol 25 -- Transmission Control Protocol 27 -- The Client-server Model 31 -- The Domain Name System 33 -- Chapter 2 Functions 41 -- Using Sockets 43 -- Chapter 3 Socket Programming 65 -- User Datagram Protocol 65 -- File Transfer 73 -- Error Handling 83 -- Chapter 4 Protocols, Sessions, And State 85 -- State Vs. Stateless 85 -- Methods For Maintaining State 87 -- Part 2 Design And Architecture 97 -- Chapter 5 Client-server Architecture 99 -- Client Test Program 99 -- Multiplexing 102 -- Forking 108 -- Multithreading 118 -- Combining Preforking And Prethreading 128 -- Which Method Should You Choose? 130 -- Dealing With Large Amounts Of Data 130 -- Chapter 6 Implementing Custom Protocols 137 -- Designing A Custom Protocol 138 -- Our Chat Protocol 142 -- Protocol Registration 150 -- Chapter 7 Design Decisions 155 -- Tcp Vs. Udp 155 -- Application Protocol Choices 157 -- Client-server Architecture 158 -- Client-side Considerations 161 -- Server-side Considerations 162 -- Chapter 8 Debugging And Development Cycle 173 -- Tools 173 -- Chicken Or The Egg 177 -- Debugging 178 -- Defensive Programming 179 -- Chapter 9 Case Study: A Networked Application 185 -- The Server 185 -- The Client 201 -- Recommendations For Improvements 226 -- Part 3 Security 229 -- Chapter 10 Securing Network Communication 231 -- Tunneling 232 -- Public Key Infrastructure 235 -- Secure Network Programming Using Openssl 242 -- Chapter 11 Authentication And Data Signing 261 -- The Old Scenario 261 -- The Present-day Scenario 262 -- The Pam Library 263 -- Public Key Authentication 268 -- Single Sign-on 278 -- Chapter 12 Common Security Problems 281 -- Common Attacks 281 -- Buffer Overflow 282 -- Secure Coding Practices 282 -- Tools Of The Trade 297 -- Chapter 13 Case Study: A Secure Networked Application 301 -- The Necessary Decisions 301 -- Code Design And Layout 303 -- The Code 304 -- Analysis 335 -- Appendix Ipv6 341 -- Ipv6 Addressing 342 -- Ipv6 And Linux 344 -- Porting To Ipv6 345 -- Future Enhancements 354. Keir Davis, John W. Turner, And Nathan Yocom. Includes Index.