Compression and Encryption of files while sending over network

Question

Is compression and encryption mandatory when sending files over the network using ASP.NET, or does the ASP.NET web service handle these tasks by default?

Answer 1

Encryption happens if https (ssl) is used. Compression is optional and requires configuring IIS.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/configuration/system.webserver/httpcompression/

Answer 2

Hi @winmantest,

Is compression and encryption mandatory when sending files over the network using ASP.NET, or does the ASP.NET web service handle these tasks by default?

No, it depends on your choice.

If you want to ensure your files are encrypted over the network, you may want to use https and look into securing your application with TLS using certificates.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/manage/configuring-security/how-to-set-up-ssl-on-iis

You can use IIS compression.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/extensions/iis-compression/iis-compression-overview

If you want to encrypt the file once you receive it, there are ways to do it, but how to do it depends on the situation.

You can also do it via code.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/security/encrypting-data

GzipStream and CryptoStream

Best regards,
Lan Huang

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