Generally speaking, use of "raw" SSL through a proxy requires special setup
changes in the proxy itself. Depending on the environment, this may also
require a security waiver from the MIS department in charge of the proxy and
a security screen on the endpoints in question.
HTTP over SSL, though, works transparently through almost any proxy. This
is because the HTTP client knows that the proxy exists. It sets an SSL
session up with the proxy, and tells the proxy to set up a seperate SSL
session with the actual server. As long as requests are initiated by the
client, everything is OK.
Proxies are like "internet diodes." As long as you follow their rules,
everything is OK.
James Dabbs
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Director of Engineering
TGA Technologies, Inc.
Suite 140, 100 Pinnacle Way
Norcross, GA 30071
770-441-2100 ext 126
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Proxy or Firewall
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> Is it possible to use Net::SSLeay and OpenSSL to make a SSL request
> through
> a proxy or firewall.
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