[Cialug] Stunnel XML-RPC

Dave Weis cialug@cialug.org
Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:41:00 -0500 (CDT)


I don't think that will work if the remote service expects https. You 
could set up a local apache server by the client and use the 
ProxyPass/ProxyPassReverse stuff.

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005, Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:

> So... I just had this crazy idea...
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> Suppose that I have a secure web site providing an XML-RPC service.  I
> then have an application running on a windows box trying to use the
> service. Since the application isn't using SSL, it won't work. However,
> I'm wondering if I configure stunnel, if it will talk to apache and
> solve my problem.
>
> They answer could just be to have a regular web site and stunnel on both
> ends, but that's just to easy.
>
> Anyone have thoughts on this?
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> :) Dave
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