Network applications use standard application programming interfaces (APIs) that are provided by the underlying operating system to access the available network services. The BSD socket API is one of ...

User-space access to the kernel cryptography subsystem has reared its head several times of late. We looked at one proposal back in August that had a /dev/crypto interface patterned after similar ...

I've found myself having do some socket programming in the linux kernel. (yes, yes, I know: have I thought about user space? Yes, that's where I've prototyped my code. This is a research project that ...

Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) sockets are programming interfaces designed for inter-process communication (IPC). This interface is most commonly used by programmers to implement network-based ...

If you want a book on network programming, there are a few classic choices. [Comer’s] TCP/IP books are a great reference but sometimes is too low level. “Unix Networking Programming” by [Stevens] is ...

APIs, or application programming interfaces, are the gateways to the digital world. They link a wide array of software applications and systems. APIs facilitate communication between different ...