Good C++ library for HTTPS connection ? Certificate is signed by a certificate autority

Question

I have 2 questions:

Q1 : Does anyone know a good C++ library to perform requests towards a HTTPS server?

Note that the SSL certificate on the server will be provided by a certificate autority like VeriSign.

Q2 : So, could I embedded the root certificate of the CA in my C++ application so that it will be automatically used by the library? I don't want the user to add it manually in its operating system.

Thanks for your advices.

Answer 1

• libcurl (C++ library here: http://code.google.com/p/curlpp/)
• PoCo Networking PDF, pg. 36+

would both be able to use openssl. You can make it use CA certs provided by your application. I don't think it is easy to use embedded resources

Answer 2

I guess libcurl is one of the better known networking libraries out there. In my experience being written in C (with all the wheel reinventing that that brings) it has proven to be crash-prone at times and doesn't have the nicest of APIs. That said though, it's used in a ton of places, is relatively easy to get to grips with, and supports just about everything you could ever need.

Answer 3

ON WIndows,There is a small library, or rather just a small set of c++ headrs:http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/66625/A-Fully-Featured-Windows-HTTP-Wrapper-in-C