EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory for Secure and Proxied.

2004-03-25 Thread John Melody
Hi, I have just been trying to get my httpclient to accept a self signed certificate on a secure, proxied connection. I followed the SSL guide directions but it did not seem to be picking up my new factory. When I checked in the source code I noticed the following code.

Re: EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory for Secure and Proxied.

2004-03-25 Thread Eric Johnson
The initial connection to the proxy server is actually done over an unencrypted channel. Subsequent communications are encrypted only after the connection to the proxy has been established. This isn't a restriction, rather I believe it follows the proxy specification. -Eric. John Melody