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Bob Lee

>See 'Net-Library Encryption' topic in SQL Server 2000 BOL.
>
>>Hi all,
>>I need to create an Client application that can send and receive data to/from a server. But this channel must be secure.
>>
>>I read some of SSL but I have no idea what I need to do to create this kind of applications.
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>>I'm open to any suggestion.
>>Thank you very much in advance.