Re: [squid-users] HTTPS &Reverse proxy

Hi Henrik,
    Thanks for the info.
As u have said earlier ,If the squid is the end point for the HTTPS
connection then it will cache page.Am i in the right sense here.
Thanks,
-Balu.
----- Original Message -----
From: Henrik Nordstrom <hno@hem.passagen.se>
To: Balu <balu_2003@yahoo.com>
Cc: jack <sa_jill@yahoo.co.uk>; Squid Users <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] HTTPS &Reverse proxy

> Balu wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > In this scenario that is as you have said
> >
> > 1) HTTPS->squid->HTTP-origin server(There is no security)
>
> Yes.
>
> > If the origin server runs SSL mode.Then it won't accept the HTTP
request?
>
> True, unless it also listens for HTTP requests on port 80.
>
> > Is it possible in this scenario for squid to cache the page.
>
> It is not possible to have a intermediary cache between a client and a
> SSL server if a SSL connection is required all the way between the
> client and the origin server. To be able to cache you must terminate the
> SSL connection at the cache.
>
> Squid does not yet know how to initiate SSL connections, only how to
> accept SSL connections from clients.
>
> --
> Henrik Nordstrom
> Squid Hacker

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Received on Sun Apr 22 2001 - 21:25:41 MDT