Node.js tls.connect() Method - GeeksforGeeks

30 Sep, 2020
The tls.connect() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of class TLS within tls module which is used to create a tls.TLSSocket object.
Syntax:
const tls.connect(port[, host][, options][, callback])

Parameters: This method accept four parameters as mentioned above and described below:
port: It is the port number.
host: It is the name of the host.
options: These options can be enableTrace, host, port, path, socket, allowHalfOpen, etc.
callback: It is the callback function for further operation.
Return Value: This method returns the object of tls.TLSSocket.
How to generate Private key and Public certificate?
Private key: Open notepad and copy paste the following key:-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
Now save the filename as private-key.pem
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

Now save the filename as private-key.pem
Public certificate: Open notepad and copy paste the following key:-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
Now save the filename as public-cert.pem
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Now save the filename as public-cert.pem
Example 1: Filename: index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the// tls.connect() methodvar tls = require('tls'),    fs = require('fs'),  // Port and host address for server    PORT = 1337,HOST = '127.0.0.1',value = null;   // Private key and public certificate for accessvar options = {  key: fs.readFileSync('private-key.pem'),  cert: fs.readFileSync('public-cert.pem'),  rejectUnauthorized: false};  // Creating and initializing servervar server = tls.createServer(options, function(socket) {    // Print the data that we received  socket.on('data', function(data) {     console.log('\nReceived: %s ',     data.toString().replace(/(\n)/gm, ""));  });    // Stopping the server  // by using the close() method  server.close(() => {    console.log("Server closed successfully");  });});  // Start listening on a specific port and address// by using listen() methodserver.listen(PORT, HOST, function() {  console.log("I'm listening at %s, on port %s", HOST, PORT);});  // Creating and initializing client// by using tls.connect() methodvar client = tls.connect(PORT, HOST, options, function() {      // Setting maximum send fragment limit  // by using tlsSocket.setMaxSendFragment() method  value = client.setMaxSendFragment(16384);    if(value)     client.write("tls fragment is set");  else     client.write("tls fragment is not set")      client.end(() => {     console.log("Client closed successfully");  });  });
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js

Output:
I'm listening at 127.0.0.1, on port 1337
Client closed successfully

Received: tls fragment is set
Server closed successfully

Example 2: Filename: index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the// tls.connect() methodvar tls = require('tls'),    fs = require('fs'),  // Port and host address for server    PORT = 1337,HOST = '127.0.0.1';   // Private key and public certificate for accessvar options = {  key: fs.readFileSync('private-key.pem'),  cert: fs.readFileSync('public-cert.pem'),  rejectUnauthorized: false};  // Creating and initializing servervar server = tls.createServer(options, function(socket) {    // Setting maximum send fragment limit  // by using tlsSocket.setMaxSendFragment() method  value = socket.setMaxSendFragment(16384);    if(value)    socket.write("tls fragment is set");  else    socket.write("tls fragment is not set")    // Stopping the server  // by using the close() method  server.close(() => {     console.log("Server closed successfully")  });});  // Start listening on a specific port and address// by using listen() methodserver.listen(PORT, HOST, function() {  console.log("I'm listening at %s, on port %s", HOST, PORT);});  // Creating and initializing client// by using tls.connect() methodvar client = tls.connect(PORT, HOST, options, function() {   console.log("client is connected");});  client.on("data", function(data) {    console.log('Received: %s',  data.toString().replace(/(\n)/gm, ""));    // Close the connection after receiving the message  client.end(() => {     console.log("client closed successfully")  });  });
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js

Output:
I'm listening at 127.0.0.1, on port 1337
client is connected
Received: tls fragment is set
client closed successfully
Server closed successfully

Reference: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v12.x/docs/api/tls.html#tls_tls_connect_port_host_options_callback
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