Best way to remotely send/retrieve data (securely)
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For VB.net 2008 So a program i've had in my head for a while, i've been thinking about how to go about retrieving data over the internet or even lan (securely) mysql is a possibility, but dealing with the cert files on the client and lack of support for the connector is a pain (mainly due to no longer support for .net 2008, and I plan to make it strict .net 3.5 for compatability reasons) What I did with one old, unrelated program was (.net 2005) was use PHP to feed XML over https (though it had no signing, I overrode that). This seemed to work fine, but i'm still not sure if this is the BEST way to go about it. Really I think of the best ways would be PHP/MySQL/XML over lan, but I don't want to expose my scripts any other ideas?
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For VB.net 2008 So a program i've had in my head for a while, i've been thinking about how to go about retrieving data over the internet or even lan (securely) mysql is a possibility, but dealing with the cert files on the client and lack of support for the connector is a pain (mainly due to no longer support for .net 2008, and I plan to make it strict .net 3.5 for compatability reasons) What I did with one old, unrelated program was (.net 2005) was use PHP to feed XML over https (though it had no signing, I overrode that). This seemed to work fine, but i'm still not sure if this is the BEST way to go about it. Really I think of the best ways would be PHP/MySQL/XML over lan, but I don't want to expose my scripts any other ideas?
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A "LAN" is not the same things as "the internet" in terms of a target audience.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it. ― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
oh believe me I know. But network (lan) traffic can still be intercepted, packet sniffed, and if unencrypted, exploited. I'm now looking into possibly mysql over SSH. Disadvantage of course is the app must have the SSH username/password as program variables, which can be extracted. Vs direct MySQL, which you can just have a person login with their own mysql username and password. Is there any way to disassociate SSH with the filesystem/console and just mysql is there any better way than using XML/SSH for over the internet (yes, not lan). As i'm still not sure if I should do this lan or internet. This is a computer repair management software, i'm going to initially write it for myself, and maybe later release it, i'm not sure free or pay. If I use an internet web connector, I can enable a payment system for peoples accounts, but if thier internet is out, they can't use it. Lan, they can. i'm also considering using studio 2012, as the mysql connector does not work in 2008 (says "system cannot find the reference specified") and as much as i've learned vb.net a few years back, c#.net seems to be closer to PHP, my long learned language. Might consider learning c#