Server & Internet: SSL Proxies

When URIs are rendered in the responses of secure dynamic web resources (servlets, JSPs, etc), certain consideration must be taken regarding the use of http and https schemes. Specifically, the response markup of a secure resource containing hyperlinks to non-secure resources need to be rendered as absolute URIs with http (non-secure) scheme. Similarly, although less important, URIs to secure resources rendered into unsecure responses need https schemes. This article discusses a method for SSL HTTP Proxies to provide information to the origin server about the original request, so that it may act accordingly.

Last modified: Wed Jul 20 10:38:37 PDT 2005