Isn't that what Bill Cutshall suggested the other day? I didn't see any follow-ups from HttpClient commiters, but if it helps with HTTPS, I'm all for it, as I know I will need HTTPS support soon.
Otis _______________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE email account at iVillage.com! http://webmail.ivillage.com <-----Original Message-----> > > From: Xiaowei Jiang > Sent: 3/29/2002 2:26:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [httpclient]: support for client side certificate > > Hi, we need client side certificate support for https. It looks we can do > this easily with the following changes: > > 1) in HttpConnection, add a method setSocketFactory(SSLSocketFactory > factory). > In HttpConnection.open, use factory.createSocket(host,port) instead of > SSLSocketFactory.getDefault().createSocket(host,port); > > So the user can initialize the ssl socket factory with the appropriate > certificate. > > 2) in HttpState and HttpSharedState, add a member SSLContext and expose it. > > 3) in HttpClient and HttpMultiClient, use the SSLContext from HttpState to > get the SSLScoketFactory and pass it to HttpConnection. > > How do others think about it? I can post the patch if others agree. It would > be nice if we can get this in the proposed beta. Thanks! > > -Xiaowei > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > For additional commands, e-mail: > >