Indeed he is! :-) However... with regard to the fix, I seem to have spoken to quickly.
Although adding the FormAuthenticator valve fixed the immediate problem I was experiencing, it seems to also cause other issues (again, this only appears on IE). My application has a polling thread that periodically calls a specific URL. With the FormAuthenticator valve enabled, the behaviour 'appears' to be that the HTTPService is called, the response handler is fired, but *the server never receives a request*. What makes it even stranger is that the response handler has a valid response definition. My hunch is that setting the disableProxyCaching=false is working against me in this case and only the first call is ever making it to my servlet. Make sense? Any thoughts? ...Col --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Rey Bango <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Carson's the man. ;) > > Rey... > > Carson Hager wrote: > > My pleasure. I know that's a tricky one. We confronted it about a year > > ago and most thought we had lost our minds. Turns out few people had > > used that combination at that point which seemed fairly odd to us. > > Anyway, I'm glad you found it useful. > > > > > > Carson > > > > ____________________________________________ > > > > Carson Hager > > Cynergy Systems, Inc. > > http://www.cynergysystems.com > > > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Office: 866-CYNERGY > > Mobile: 1.703.489.6466 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of colinblackmore > > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 8:38 AM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Unable to retrieve data via HTTPService over > > https in *IE*. > > > > Fantastic! That worked. You saved me a 'lot' of time and effort!! > > > > Thank you for taking the time. I really appreciate it. > > > > ...Col > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Carson Hager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >>Excellent. In META-INF, you will need a context.xml file that looks > >>like this. This instructs Tomcat to use the FormAuthenticator value > > > > and > > > >>turns off proxy caching. This will fix the problem of the header being > >>sent to IE which it cannot handle. If you don't have a META-INF > >>directory, just create it in the root of your web app right next to > >>WEB-INF. You will need to reload your web application or restart > >>Tomcat. > >> > >> > >><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > >><Context path=""> > >> <Valve > >> > >>className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.FormAuthenticator" > >> disableProxyCaching="false" /> > >> > >> <WatchedResource>WEB-INF/web.xml</WatchedResource> > >> <WatchedResource>META-INF/context.xml</WatchedResource> > >> <WatchedResource>WEB-INF/web.xml</WatchedResource> > >> <WatchedResource>META-INF/context.xml</WatchedResource> > >> <WatchedResource>WEB-INF/web.xml</WatchedResource> > >> <WatchedResource>META-INF/context.xml</WatchedResource> > >></Context> > >> > >> > >> > >>Carson > >> > >>____________________________________________ > >> > >>Carson Hager > >>Cynergy Systems, Inc. > >>http://www.cynergysystems.com > >> > >>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Office: 866-CYNERGY > >>Mobile: 1.703.489.6466 > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On > > > >>Behalf Of colinblackmore > >>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 7:54 AM > >>To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > >>Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Unable to retrieve data via HTTPService over > >>https in *IE*. > >> > >>Form based authentication. > >> > >>--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Carson Hager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>wrote: > >> > >>>You've run into a fun little nuance with Tomcat/IE/HTTPS and Auth. > > > > The > > > >>>good news is that there is an easy fix. Are you using Form or Basic > >>>auth? > >>> > >>> > >>>Carson > >>> > >>>____________________________________________ > >>> > >>>Carson Hager > >>>Cynergy Systems, Inc. > >>>http://www.cynergysystems.com > >>> > >>>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Office: 866-CYNERGY > >>>Mobile: 1.703.489.6466 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>On > >> > >>>Behalf Of colinblackmore > >>>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 7:21 AM > >>>To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > >>>Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Unable to retrieve data via HTTPService > > > > over > > > >>>https in *IE*. > >>> > >>>Carson... > >>> > >>>OK, now I'm confused! :-D > >>> > >>>I disabled the security constraints and it now works! > >>> > >>>So I guess my questions now are: > >>> > >>>a) Why do the browsers (Firefox/IE) behave differently in this > >> > >>respect? > >> > >>>b) How can I configure things to have both authentication AND https > >>>within IE? > >>> > >>>Again to restate, I am using Tomcat, but not using the flashproxy > >>>(since I'm using form based authentication which the proxy doesn't > >>>handle). > >>> > >>>Many thanks for your help. > >>> > >>>...Col > >>> > >>>--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Carson Hager" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>>wrote: > >>> > >>>>Are you possibly operating within an authenticated session? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Carson > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>____________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>>Carson Hager > >>>>Cynergy Systems, Inc. > >>>>http://www.cynergysystems.com > >>>> > >>>>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>Office: 866-CYNERGY > >>>>Mobile: 1.703.489.6466 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>>On > >>> > >>>>Behalf Of colinblackmore > >>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 1:15 PM > >>>>To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > >>>>Subject: [flexcoders] Unable to retrieve data via HTTPService over > >>> > >>>https > >>> > >>>>in *IE*. > >>>> > >>>>I have a flex application that works perfectly when deployed under > >>> > >>>http. > >>> > >>>>However, when I attempt to connect via https none of the > > > > HTTPService > > > >>>>calls return successfully. > >>>> > >>>>The odd thing is that this only occurs when using https on > > > > Internet > > > >>>>Explorer (6.0). Both Firefox (1.5) and Opera (8.51) work fine > > > > under > > > >>>>both http and https. > >>>> > >>>>Some additional information: > >>>> > >>>>- The fault code from the HTTPService is: > >>>> fault: (Object) > >>>> faultcode: Client.Disconnected (String) > >>>> faultstring: Could not retrieve data. (String) > >>>>- I am *not* using the flex proxy. > >>>>- Calling the HTTPService URL directly from the browser works > > > > fine. > > > >>>>It's only when flex attempts to call it from the client. > >>>>- Tomcat 5.5 is the web-server. > >>>>- I added the following crossdomain.xml to both the server root > > > > and > > > >>>the > >>> > >>>>context root (to no avail). > >>>> > >>>><cross-domain-policy> > >>>> <allow-access-from domain="*" secure="false" /> > >>>></cross-domain-policy> > >>>> > >>>>Again, this is only an issue with IE. Anyone out there > > > > successfully > > > >>>>serving a flex app to IE over https? > >>>> > >>>>Thanks in advance > >>>> > >>>>...Col > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > >>> > >>>--------------------~--> > >>> > >>>>Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the > > > > Sweet > > > >>>>Life. > >>>>http://us.click.yahoo.com/KIlPFB/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM > >>>> > >>> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > >>>>-- > >>>>Flexcoders Mailing List > >>>>FAQ: > >> > >>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > >> > >>>>Search Archives: > >>>>http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > >>>>Yahoo! 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