Re: [Dynapi-Help] secure http - SOLUTION

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Here's my solution for anyone who may be interested. It works with both
secure and non-secure servers. In ioelement.js and the function _doRequest
it should read as follows starting on line 225

            if (url.indexOf('http')!=0) {
                var urlP = (this.doc.URL.indexOf('https') == 0) ? 'https://'
: 'http://';
                if (url.substr(0,1)=='/') url =
urlP+dynapi.frame.document.domain+url;
                else url = dynapi.documentPath+url;
            }

Jeremy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeremy Wanamaker" <je...@ma...>
To: <dyn...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] secure http

> Right. So if you call ioelement.post(handler, data, function) with handler
> set to a relative URL, this line expands it out to the full URI. What I'm
> thinking is that you could use the DOM to get something like this.doc.URL
> (not sure if this is the best place to check) and check if the prefix is
> http or https and then prepend the result to the url vaiable in
_doRequest.
>
> I'm gonna try that here on my local copy. It may be worth putting in the
> CVS, although I don't think it's been updated since Nov.
>
> Jeremy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Leif W" <war...@us...>
> To: <dyn...@li...>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 11:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] secure http
>
>
> > To get the protocol name you'll need to look at the full URI
> > (http://site/path/file.html) and not just the URL (/path/file.html).  At
> > that point in the script, it is making decisions without enough
> > information, based only on the URL.  So, it's got to be pulled from
> > elsewhere.  As I said before, I never really modified the ioelement.js
> > (except some other minor thing), so I haven't got a good sense of what
> > goes on in there, yet.
> >
> > Leif
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Jeremy Wanamaker" <je...@ma...>
> > To: <dyn...@li...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 10:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] secure http
> >
> >
> > > Ok, I tried changing that http to https in ioelement.js and it worked.
> > > Sorry, I should have tried it before I wrote that last email.
> > >
> > > What I'm wondering now is if there is a way to differentiate between
> > > secure/non-secure connections so that the appropriate prefix
> > (http/https)
> > > could be attached at
> > >
> > > if (url.substr(0,1)=='/') url =
> > 'http://'+dynapi.frame.document.domain+url;
> > >
> > > and you wouldn't have to run separate copies of dynapi for secure and
> > > non-secure servers.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Jeremy Wanamaker" <je...@ma...>
> > > To: <dyn...@li...>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 10:26 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] secure http
> > >
> > >
> > > > Leif,
> > > >
> > > > What you have described is exactly what I am trying to do.
> > > >
> > > > > script over HTTPS to get data from a MySQL server.  I've used
> > ioelement
> > > > > to talk to both Perl and PHP scripts, over HTTPS.  But in my case,
> > all
> > > > > these servers are running on the same mahine and I have total
> > control
> > > >
> > > > Because Mozilla crashes, I'm having a difficult time debugging the
> > error.
> > > > IE's script debugger says it's crashing in _monitorTransactions in
> > > > ioelement.js. at the following if statement:
> > > >
> > > >        elm=this.getScope(r[4]);
> > > >        if(elm && elm.document && !elm.document._tranState){
> > > >
> > > > So I'm assuming the getScope function on the previous line is
> > returning a
> > > > null value. I'm not sure why this would be, and maybe I'm way off
> > base.
> > > The
> > > > only other thing I'm wondering about is if the following lines are
> > causing
> > > a
> > > > problem in _doRequest
> > > >
> > > >             if (url.indexOf('http')!=0) {
> > > >                 if (url.substr(0,1)=='/') url =
> > > > 'http://'+dynapi.frame.document.domain+url;
> > > >                 else url = dynapi.documentPath+url;
> > > >             }
> > > >
> > > > Did you have to change these lines to set the url variable to start
> > with
> > > > https rather than http?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help.
> > > >
> > > > Jeremy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Leif W" <war...@us...>
> > > > To: <dyn...@li...>
> > > > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 11:22 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] secure http
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hmm, not sure about that one.  But the first part makes sense: you
> > don't
> > > > > want to start loading insecure data over a secure connection,
> > because
> > > > > then the data that is loaded is not going to be transmitted
> > securely,
> > > > > giving the false impression to the user that the entire session is
> > > > > secure.  The second part, about the browser going into a loop and
> > giving
> > > > > an application error, seems like a bug a Doug suggested, but I
> > have no
> > > > > idea.
> > > > >
> > > > > How are you calling this PHP script?  Is there any reason you
> > can't use
> > > > > a secure URL to the PHP script in the JS code?
> > > > > https://domain.dom/sql.php  Then, you are just talking HTTP over a
> > > > > secure connection, and the browser won't know or care what the PHP
> > > > > script does insecurely while talking to the database (which could
> > be
> > > > > another point of concern from the security view).  I use a plain
> > PHP
> > > > > script over HTTPS to get data from a MySQL server.  I've used
> > ioelement
> > > > > to talk to both Perl and PHP scripts, over HTTPS.  But in my case,
> > all
> > > > > these servers are running on the same mahine and I have total
> > control
> > > > > over it, so I know it's configured to work the way I expect.  I
> > haven't
> > > > > tried having the initial web page on one HTTPS server, and calling
> > the
> > > > > PHP from a separate HTTP/HTTPS server, which may be what you're
> > doing.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you have control over the database machine, and it's a UNIX
> > box, you
> > > > > can install a program that enables SSL connections to arbitrary
> > server
> > > > > programs, with no modification to the server.  Two such programs I
> > am
> > > > > aware of (both use OpenSSL) are stunnel and sslwrap.  I'm using
> > stunnel
> > > > > for SWAT (Samba Web Administration Tool), which doesn't use
> > Apache, it
> > > > > has it's own web server functionality, but specifically for the
> > task at
> > > > > hand.
> > > > >
> > > > > Leif
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > > From: "Jeremy Wanamaker" <je...@ma...>
> > > > > To: <dyn...@li...>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 9:47 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] secure http
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Sorry, I should have been more specific in my original email. I
> > am
> > > > > using
> > > > > > Dynapi 3 with ioelement.js to get data from a database via php
> > > > > scripts. It
> > > > > > works fine when it's running over http (port 80). When I switch
> > to
> > > > > https
> > > > > > (port 443), Mozilla gives me the following warning:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Although this page is encrypted, the information you have
> > entered is
> > > > > to be
> > > > > > sent over an unencrypted connection and could easily be read by
> > a
> > > > > third
> > > > > > party.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It asks me if wish to continue.... I click yes and then mozilla
> > goes
> > > > > into a
> > > > > > loop and gets an application error. Any idea on how I can fix
> > this. I
> > > > > really
> > > > > > need to be able to use secure http for my application.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jeremy
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > > > From: "Leif W" <war...@us...>
> > > > > > To: <dyn...@li...>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 10:08 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Help] secure http
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Work in what way?  It should work fine in a general sense.
> > The
> > > > > browser
> > > > > > > handles the connection to the server.  The server does not
> > care what
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > file contents are, they are just static javascript files.  The
> > > > > browser
> > > > > > > handles running the JavaScript, the server has no part in this
> > > > > process.
> > > > > > > I have a local copy of CVS with some of my tinkerings in it,
> > so it's
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > "dirty" copy of the CVS, but it's 99.99% untouched.  You can
> > see it
> > > > > at
> > > > > > > http://dynapi.kicks-ass.net/ , and you'll see, it
> > automatically
> > > > > > > redirects to the secure site.  I did most of my work with
> > IOElement
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > SODA here.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > :D  Ohh yeah, the site is down right now, as I'm modifying
> > some
> > > > > Apache
> > > > > > > config settings, to get more details in my log files, and I
> > kind of
> > > > > shut
> > > > > > > the site off and started modifying some live files so I can't
> > turn
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > back up until the configs are finished.  Should be tonight or
> > > > > tomorrow,
> > > > > > > once I am able to finish.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In any case, what are you trying now and what isn't working?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Leif
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > > > > From: "Jeremy Wanamaker" <je...@ma...>
> > > > > > > To: <dyn...@li...>
> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 3:35 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: [Dynapi-Help] secure http
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Is anyone aware of a way to get DynAPI 3 working with a
> > secure
> > > > > http
> > > > > > > server?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Jeremy
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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