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vdsalchemist · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:10 pm Post subject: Internet Suite post HTTPS?

Hi All,
Does anyone know how to post data VIA the HTTPS protocol with Internet Suite 2.0. I need to post a soap call with embeded XML to a protected website. I also need to be able to exchange x.509 certificates with said website. I see the HTTP command and how to post using that but I am not sure about the certificate exchange and using SSL Question

Skit3000 · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:36 am Post subject:

Maybe you can get it to work by using Prakash' vdsipp dll? That one has a command to login at protected websites (internet http,authenticate), but I don't know if that will work with https connections, or only with normal http authenticating.

Garrett · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:08 pm Post subject:

No, that's not https though, that's just the typical htpass style of login. I
don't think either of the dll's are capable of https, but I could be wrong.

PGWARE · **Web Host** Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 1565

vdsipp is somewhat capable, as I wrote the ssl portion into the vdsipp however it requires a seperate dll and I'm not certain it works as I never tried it. The seperate dll cannot be exported out of the US because of US export restrictions regarding high level encryption. Also note that you need to get an ssl certificate in order to encrypt data and send it over to an ssl protected website (https).

I'll look into the vdsipp and see if it is capable but I think it should be. Also you can download the ssl dll's. They are located at http://www.nevrona.com/Indy/ - linked off the main Delphi Indy internet component suite site. Look for the ssl dll's on that website, they dont provide the download either but link to a server not located in the US which has them. There should be more information there as well on how to call https and how to use the ssl certificate client side.

vdsalchemist · Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 3:45 am Post subject:

Thanks PGWare,
I will take a look at these DLL's. I live in the US and the project is to validate SOAP&XML going to a WebLogics Application server. I have other options that I can look at but I already built a VDS util to convert a delimited text file with Soap Header info and the SOAP/XML Envelope to parameters for LoadRunner C functions to actually call the service. I was just looking for a way to validate the XML that the web developers send me before my VDS util parses the data into the C functions. We already have the certificates for the B2B service so that is not an issue. Actually my utility has already converted the RAW XML and headers to the C code for this batch of services but for future services I would like to be able to validate this stuff before hand since it is easier to edit simple XML tags than to hunt through C code Wink

Skit3000 · Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 9:03 am Post subject:

Why can't you use that dll outside the USA? Confused

I always thought that browsers and things in the US weren't allowed to use more than 56-bits encryption, while "we" in Europe aren't limited by the encryption size? Confused

PGWARE · **Web Host** Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 1565

You can use the dll. We (that live in the US) are not allowed to export out that technology to other countries though. It's a restriction on US residents not being able to distribute any high level encryption to other countries, governments.

Skit3000 · Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 2:23 pm Post subject:

And what kind of encryption methods are considdered as high-level? Smile

PGWARE · **Web Host** Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 1565

Looks like anything higher then 64 bits was restricted but lifted in 2002 and requires a review process before it can be distributed:

GeoTrail · Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:52 pm Post subject:

PGWARE · **Web Host** Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 1565

There are no newer version of vdsipp and as of right now there are no plans for any updates.

You will need to download the separate ssl dlls found at http://www.nevrona.com/Indy/ to use an HTTPS connection.

You can then put the dll's in the same directory as vdsipp. Again I don't know 100% sure if ssl/https will work with vdsipp as I never tried but I did program in the ssl capability exactly is was showin in an Indy http example.

GeoTrail · Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:04 pm Post subject:

Ok, thanks, I'll give that a try Smile

vdsalchemist · Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:

Hi All,
I have found another way of doing this which does not require anything other than VDS + New Gadget + Windows. GeoTrail PM me and I will show you how.

DanTheMan · Contributor Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Posts: 56 Location: Sweden

Found this old thread about capturing https: site information. This is for legal purposes only. I want to get statitistic information about my IP phone
ringing, and that site is a https:// I have a registered vdsipp, but it can only handle http connections, i also have the ssl /dll files (indy) but
can't figure out how to do the call ? . Is the GadgetX capable to this job ? Right now i'm using a "window send" script to login and do the mouse clicks
(do not look so attractive...). anybody ?

vdsalchemist · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject: