Dave Rolsky wrote: > On Fri, 15 Jun 2007, Marlon Bailey wrote: > >> Suggestion: I'd like to submit a solution that extends the current >> proxy-backend practice of reading the proxy values out of the request >> header. Currently the client's IP is taken from a "X-Forwarded-For" >> header value, and the host's(Reverse Proxy) hostname is taken from a >> "X-Forwarded-Host" header value. I suggest adding the ability for >> Catalyst to set the host's port from a "X-Forwarded-Host-Port" header >> value. This way a simple config option such as this > > This would be great. When I'm doing development I often run an Apache on > a non-standard (high) port, and have solved this problem in various apps. > > For Catalyst, so far I've mostly been using the standalone server, but > eventually I'll want to be able to test locally with a "real" server to > mimic the eventual production environment. > >> Extras considerations: After speaking with Matt(mst) about this, he >> also suggested allowing the "Path" value to be set from a header value >> as well. > > And _another_ one to add ... > > Often the frontend of an app is listening on both http & https ports. > When I generate URIs in the backend, I often want to take this into > account and generate the scheme based on what the user requested. > > In previous mod_perl apps, what I've done is have the backend server > _also_ listen on two ports. Then I have the frontend forward to one or > the other. The code will usually look for some sort of hack like an env > var (which I only set in one vhost) that says "use https". > > Adding a header like X-Forwarded-Was-HTTPS would be a much better > solution. Basically, the more info about the original frontend request > that can be captured the better.
Ick. X-Forwarded-Host-Secure
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