We have implemented an interim solution for one of our clients and would like to learn if there is broader interest for us to productize it. http://earlystageit.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/secure-access-to-google-app-engine/
Any and all suggestions welcome. On Aug 22, 1:03 am, repairman <alau2...@gmail.com> wrote: > google guys, > > I don't know if you guys realize the implication of not getting a > static IP? if I have a domain (abc.com) I cannot map it to the > appspot subdomain without an IP and I have to resort to a redirect. > And search engines are not friendly to redirects. And no serious > website will ever want to redirect to blah.appsot.com it just looks > unprofessional. So this lack of static IP is preventing google app > engine from becoming actually useful like EC2 for real business. And > that's why there is no serious apps or serious ecommerce systems > running on your GAE so far despite of all the hype. It's almost > like selling a car without headlights i.e. sounds like a small miss > but it will prevent the car you are selling from being popular. no > serious person can drive only during the day time. Please don't think > of this static IP problem from the techie point of view, think from > your 'customers' perspective. This is a show stopper! GAE is such > a good concept and can revolutionize the industry but this lack of > static IP is such a spoiler! > > On Aug 6, 7:27 am, Tony <fatd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Fair enough. I'm fine with "we're working on solutions," as long as > > it's not "sorry, wait for the world to upgrade to FF3/IE8." > > > On Aug 6, 10:21 am, "Nick Johnson (Google)" <nick.john...@google.com> > > wrote: > > > > Hi Tony, > > > > We're looking into solutions. It's not as simple as it may first > > > appear - in the case of a service like Amazon EC2, your server resides > > > at only a single physical location, and so does theIPaddress you > > > rent. In contrast, App Engine apps are served from IPs at Google > > > datacenters around the globe. > > > > -Nick Johnson > > > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Tony<fatd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Why not charge a monthly fee for apps to get astaticIP(like Amazon > > > > does)? Scarcity of supply seems like a bit of a cop-out to me - it's > > > > not apparent that a majority of app engine apps require thissupport. > > > > The customers you're losing because of this, however, are customers > > > > that plan to process e-commerce transactions online without looking > > > > like a phishing scam. Customers that make money on your service are > > > > more likely to spend money on your service. > > > > > On Aug 5, 3:55 am, "Nick Johnson (Google)" <nick.john...@google.com> > > > > wrote: > > > >> Hi J Singh, > > > > >> Due to the way SSL works, this is not currently possible without > > > >> allocating anIPaddress for each App Engine domain that would use SSL > > > >> - which itself isn't very practical due to IPv4 address scarcity. > > > > >> The latest version of SSL supports using a singleIPaddress for > > > >> multiple sites with different certificates, but browsersupportfor > > > >> this version is not yet nearly widespread enough to make it a > > > >> practical alternative. > > > > >> -Nick Johnson > > > > >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 5:39 AM, J Singh<j.si...@earlystageit.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > For an appengine-based > > > >> > site,https://abc.appspot.comiscurrentlysupported > > > >> > buthttps://www.abc.comcannotbesupported. I know there is a technical > > > >> > hurdle to cross but didn't know if any techniques had been proposed > > > >> > for > > > >> > being able to usewww.abc.comwithSSLconnections? > > > > >> > Thanks. > > > > >> > J Singh > > > > >> > Managing Director > > > >> > Early Stage IT > > > >> > (978) 760-2055 > > > >> >http://www.earlystageit.com > > > > >> -- > > > >> Nick Johnson, Developer Programs Engineer, App Engine > > > > -- > > > Nick Johnson, Developer Programs Engineer, App Engine --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
