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If I try to authenticate using openid to my site, it tries to create a http or https connection to the openid server. This doesn't work, because the direct connection is blocked by the firewall.

It would be good if ikiwiki supported setting up a proxy server to solve this.

I have found if I add:

    newenviron[i++]="HTTPS_PROXY=http://host.domain.com:3128";

to IkiWiki/Wrapper.pm it solves the problem for https requests, however it obviously would be preferred if the proxy name is not configured.

Also, the ability to set HTTPS\_CA\_FILE and HTTPS\_CA\_DIR might benefit some people. Then again, it I can't see any evidence that the SSL certificate of the server is being checked.

Unfortunately, HTTP\_PROXY doesn't work for http requests, it looks like that library is different.

Brian May
web commit by https://brian.may.myopenid.com/: http proxy 2008-02-14 10:45:28 +01:00			`If I try to authenticate using openid to my site, it tries to create a http or https connection to the openid server. This doesn't work, because the direct connection is blocked by the firewall.`

			`It would be good if ikiwiki supported setting up a proxy server to solve this.`

			`I have found if I add:`

			`newenviron[i++]="HTTPS_PROXY=http://host.domain.com:3128";`

			`to IkiWiki/Wrapper.pm it solves the problem for https requests, however it obviously would be preferred if the proxy name is not configured.`

web commit by https://brian.may.myopenid.com/: openid https certificates checked? 2008-02-14 11:05:36 +01:00			`Also, the ability to set HTTPS\_CA\_FILE and HTTPS\_CA\_DIR might benefit some people. Then again, it I can't see any evidence that the SSL certificate of the server is being checked.`
web commit by https://brian.may.myopenid.com/: http proxy 2008-02-14 10:45:28 +01:00
			`Unfortunately, HTTP\_PROXY doesn't work for http requests, it looks like that library is different.`

			`Brian May`