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+# echo-server.py
+
+import socket
+import ssl
+
+def start_server():
+    host = '127.0.0.1'
+    port = 5000
+
+    # Create a socket and bind it to the specified address and port
+    server_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    server_socket.bind((host, port))
+    server_socket.listen(1)
+
+    print(f"Server listening on {host}:{port}")
+
+    while True:
+        # Accept incoming connections
+        client_socket, client_address = server_socket.accept()
+        print(f"Accepted connection from {client_address}")
+
+        # Wrap the client socket with SSL
+        ssl_socket = ssl.wrap_socket(client_socket, server_side=True, certfile='server.crt', keyfile='server.key', ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
+
+        # Read data from the client
+        data = ssl_socket.recv(1024).decode('utf-8')
+        print(f"Received from client: {data}")
+
+        # Send a response to the client
+        ssl_socket.send("Hello, Client!".encode('utf-8'))
+
+        # Close the connection
+        ssl_socket.close()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    start_server()