[omniORB] omniorb TCP ports, connection security

[Alfonso Tames]

On Thu, 2002-08-08 at 12:11, Guy Middleton wrote:
> Hi all.  Sorry for the possibly naive questions here.  :-)
> 
> I'm thinking of using omniORB for an application, and I need to evaluate
> any possible network security exposures.
> 
> In particular, we would need to open up some holes in a firewall, so that
> remote clients can connect to a central server.  The holes would need to be
> on a known set of TCP ports, so I'd like to know if there is any way to
> restrict the ports that a server program uses.


Look at the omniORB documentation, use -ORBpoa_iiop_port <your port>
when running your server.

You will need to open another port for the naming service (if you are
going to use it).

> 
> 
> Also, is there any network authentication mechanism (such as SSL) available?
> I can't find any reference to one in the omniORB 3.0 manual.

omniORB 4 supports SSL.

> 
> Finally, can somebody point me at a comparison of omniORB vs ORBit?  We're
> looking at both, and I don't yet know enough about CORBA to tell which one is
> better for us.

I don't know of any, but I would go with omniORB, it is more robust.
(although maybe not as fast).

> 
> Thanks.
> 
>  -Guy Middleton
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