Re: TCPConnect and SSL servers
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texte = Marc Frechet wrote:> > I am in a position where I would like to set up a WebDNA script to send> information to a CGI on an SSL server (outside of my control). I need> to do this as a batch executed by a trigger, as the whole purpose is to> automate the procedure.> > My immediate thought was to simply have a TCPConnect (and TCPSend,> obviously) context inside of a Founditems loop. My problem is this; the> perl script is set up to only function with an SSL connection, and the> information in my TCPSend is not SSL encrypted, so it only returns an> error. Specifically, when I execute:> > [tcpconnect host=secure.domain.com&port=443][tcpsend]GET> /cgi-bin/directory/script.cgi?field1=value1&field2=value2&etc=...> HTTP/1.0 [UnURL]%0D%0A%0D%0A[/UnURL][/tcpsend][/tcpconnect]> > I get a response of:> > Bad Request> Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.> Reason: You're speaking plain HTTP to an SSL-enabled server port.> Instead use the HTTPS scheme to access this URL, please.> > Has anyone tackled this before? I must admit that my knowledge of the> inner workings of SSL are not up to par, so I am not sure if this is a> place for the Encrypt tag, or if what I am trying to do is even possible> at all. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.> TCPConnect does not understand SSL. It would be fairly difficult to add that support to WebCatalog (though not impossible). You can writea Perl script that will do the SSL connection for you, depending on your platform.John--John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4720 Boston WayLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5747-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Marc Frechet wrote:> > I am in a position where I would like to set up a WebDNA script to send> information to a CGI on an SSL server (outside of my control). I need> to do this as a batch executed by a trigger, as the whole purpose is to> automate the procedure.> > My immediate thought was to simply have a TCPConnect (and TCPSend,> obviously) context inside of a Founditems loop. My problem is this; the> perl script is set up to only function with an SSL connection, and the> information in my TCPSend is not SSL encrypted, so it only returns an> error. Specifically, when I execute:> > [tcpconnect host=secure.domain.com&port=443][tcpsend]GET> /cgi-bin/directory/script.cgi?field1=value1&field2=value2&etc=...> HTTP/1.0 [unurl]%0D%0A%0D%0A[/UnURL][/tcpsend][/tcpconnect]> > I get a response of:> > Bad Request> Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.> Reason: You're speaking plain HTTP to an SSL-enabled server port.> Instead use the HTTPS scheme to access this URL, please.> > Has anyone tackled this before? I must admit that my knowledge of the> inner workings of SSL are not up to par, so I am not sure if this is a> place for the Encrypt tag, or if what I am trying to do is even possible> at all. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.> TCPConnect does not understand SSL. It would be fairly difficult to add that support to WebCatalog (though not impossible). You can writea Perl script that will do the SSL connection for you, depending on your platform.John--John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4720 Boston WayLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5747-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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