Hi Carter, If it is a proxy how about using X-Forwarded-For? I tested using curl, it doesn't get filtered.
Robert On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:04, Carter <jcmas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Any info on GAE-acceptable names for custom HTTP headers? > We can use User-Agent as workaround, but we'd like to know our > options. > > > On Jul 27, 3:58 pm, Carter <jcmas...@gmail.com> wrote: >> We have a proxy that needs to send the client's IP address to GAE. >> We tried setting acustomHTTPheader of "X-client-ip", but that seems >> to get filtered by GAE. >> We could include the info in use User-Agent, but that seems hack-ish. >> >> The doc (http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/runtime.html) >> says: >> RequestHeaders >> "An incomingHTTPrequest includes theHTTPheaderssent by the >> client. For security purposes, someheadersare sanitized or amended >> by intermediate proxies before they reach the application." >> >> So whatcustomheader name can we use? > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
