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Old 04-09-2007, 05:54 PM   #1
anon243
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Question Browser sends complete URL before SSL ?


Hi all.

I have a working apache2 server with ssl and I thought about if a client browser connects to the server with the URL like https://www.example.com/somedir/file.html the browser sends the full url in plaintext or connects to example.com encrypts the channel and then sends the remaining /somedir/file.html ? If it sends in plaintext I have to rewrite lots of php scripts for security .
 
Old 04-10-2007, 02:28 AM   #2
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can't answer your question, but your need for a "hidden" URL sounds like snake oil...

security by obscurity is not a good idea...
 
Old 04-10-2007, 07:29 AM   #3
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as far as i know the address is not hidden by ssl but parameters you may give per post or get will be sent encrypted. j

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