What platforms does Rebex consider "legacy"?
Legacy platforms are platforms that are no longer covered by our Standard Support but have not yet reached End of Life. Legacy Editions of Rebex components targeting these platforms are available as separate products.
What is the difference between a Legacy Edition and standard edition?
- Standard editions of Rebex components only include binaries and support for platforms covered by Standard Support.
- Legacy Editions only include binaries and support for specific legacy platforms (such as .NET CF 3.5/3.9).
// create an instance of TLS client socket
var socket = new TlsClientSocket();
// connect to a server
socket.Connect("test.rebex.net", 990);
// negotiate a secure TLS session
socket.Negotiate();
// send data
byte[] request = new byte[] { 0x46, 0x45, 0x41, 0x54, 0x0D, 0x0A };
int bytesSent = socket.Send(request);
// receive data
byte[] response = new byte[1024];
int bytesRead = socket.Read(response);
Why Rebex TLS?
Multiplatform TLS client and server
In 2020, TLS 1.2 is already a must-have feature, and TLS 1.3 is quickly gaining traction. However, support for these protocols in older versions of .NET and Windows is far from perfect. Rebex TLS makes it possible to easily add support for TLS 1.3 and 1.2 on a wide range of platforms - even those that do not support them natively.
Rebex TLS also supports TLS 1.2 on legacy platforms (including .NET Framework 2.0/3.5 and .NET Compact Framework 3.5/3.9) and works on legacy operating systems (Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Windows Mobile 5/6, Windows CE, Pocket PC, Windows Embedded Compact).
TLS 1.3 on .NET 3.5-4.8 and Windows 7; TLS 1.2 with SHA-2 certificates on Windows XP and Windows CE
Rebex TLS provides the following modern TLS features:
- TLS 1.3 on mainstream platforms including .NET 3.5-4.8 on Windows 7 (or Windows XP SP3 with plugins)
- TLS 1.2, 1.1, 1.0 on all platforms (including .NET Compact Framework 3.5/3.9)
- Fully asynchronous TLS core on mainstream platforms
- Elliptic Curve DSA and Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman ciphers (requires a plugin on some platforms)
- AES/GCM ciphers
- Chacha20/Poly1305 ciphers
- SHA-2 certificates
- SHA-2 hashing algorithms
- Server Name Indication (SNI) extension
- Renegotiation Indication extension
- Support for legacy SSL 3.0 protocol and legacy ciphers (disabled by default)
Tags: Rebex, Security, .NET, Rebex TLS Mainstream Platform