Re: subversion across strict corporate firewall

Hi,

> This appears to be the case with the firewall here as well. What I
> don't understand (perhaps someone can enlighten me???) is why the proxy
> would allow HTTPS WebDAV requests, but *not* HTTP requests? Are the
> requests effectively encrypted as well [versus just the content], thus
> making it virtually impossible for the proxy to have an opinion as to
> whether the request should be allowed or not?

That's what seems to be happening:
http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/proxy/ProxyUnx/SSL-TUNL.HTM#517131

Besides I think that's the point of HTTPS: Preventing 3rd parties from
listening to communications between client and server.

Dimitri

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Received on Fri May 7 15:22:30 2004