Re: [Boost-testing] proxy issues with downloading regression scripts

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] proxy issues with downloading regression scripts
From: Aparna Kumta (aparna.kumta_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-12-12 13:32:05

On 12/12/14 10:26, Aparna Kumta wrote:
> On 12/12/14 02:05, Niklas Angare wrote:
>> "Aparna Kumta" <aparna.kumta_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> I invoked run.py. I saw the same error (by viewing regression.py in 
>>> a browser):
>>> Handshake failed
>>> The SSL handshake could not be performed.
>>>
>>> *Host: *raw.githubusercontent.com
>>> *Reason: *Can't initialize server context
>>>
>>> Then, I made the following change to run.py
>>>
>>> # script_remote = 
>>> 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/boostorg/regression/develop/src'
>>> script_remote = 
>>> 'http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_57_0/tools/regression/src'
>>>
>>> Reran run.py.
>>>
>>> This time I was able to download the files
>> ...
>>> Does this mean there might be an issue on on the server side, that 
>>> is with
>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com ?
>>
>> The critical difference is that the problematic one begins with 
>> https. Doing HTTPS (SSL) through a proxy is no simple matter. Your IT 
>> folks' assertion that it should work if it works in the browser is 
>> almost certainly false for HTTPS.
> I think what was meant was that if I am able to view it in a browser, 
> it would not be blocked(assuming initial validation goes through) 
> which was my concern initially.
>>
>> Since you're having so much trouble with the proxy, you should simply 
>> patch your run.py to replace https with http.
> This doesn't work, I think I would need to know the port number for 
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com.
Oops typo, I meant http://raw.githubusercontent.com.

Thanks,

Aparna

>
> Also, if I were to go the http route, it  would mean bypassing the 
> initial handshake/encryption etc.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aparna
>
>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Niklas Angare
>>
>>
>>
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