With the risk of booing and hissing but Microsoft ISA Server could do this as well. It's capable of doing SSL Bridging, i.e. a full SSL proxy. It could also be configured to have an HTTP session to the proxy and a HTTPS session to the target platform.
Have a look at http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver and http://www.isaserver.org/pages/articles.asp?art=157 hth Meint ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Pacey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:29 PM Subject: Re: http to https forward > Quoting David Iungerich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I need to implement Apache as an https to http forwarder. I belive I > > need > > to use > > ProxyPass or Redirect, but am having difficulty figuring out the > > correct > > configuration. > > > Just to clarify, I think you mean http to https forwarder, as in your subject; > Apache forwards https to http without any problems. > > But for http to https, your problem isn't configuration; Apache+mod_ssl doesn't > have the code for initiation of HTTPS connections. I've looked! > > Everybody told me it wouldn't work, I didn't believe them, I couldn't make it > work, I read the code, it's not there! > > The only product I know of that might be able to do this is IBM EdgeServer, and > possibly Netscape. Have to say I don't like EdgeServer and I have no experience > of Netscape. > > Is there no-one around who'd like to code this? There are quite a few people who > want to use Apache to initiate HTTPS connections. I don't have the time / coding > skills. > -- > Web: http://sydb.dyndns.org > ICQ: 152392113 (New to ICQ? http://www.mirabilis.com) > IRC: #sydb on EFnet (New to IRC? http://www.irchelp.org) > ______________________________________________________________________ > Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org > User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________________________________________________________________ Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
