Re: WebObjects, just-in-time login and SSL
Re: WebObjects, just-in-time login and SSL
- Subject: Re: WebObjects, just-in-time login and SSL
- From: Mark Wardle <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:32:52 +0100
Thanks Chuck
Mark
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Dr. Mark Wardle
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On 15 Apr 2011, at 18:29, Chuck Hill <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Apr 14, 2011, at 2:52 PM, Mark Wardle wrote:
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>> Hi there.
>>
>> I now have a [almost] working system that checks a system property and
>> conditionally forces the use of https for relevant resources.
>>
>> There is some hostname flakiness going on which messes with cookies
>> (switching between localhost and Daisy.local) which is odd.
>
> Check the other app properties that your are or could be setting:
> http://developer.apple.com/legacy/mac/library/#documentation/WebObjects/WOAppProperties/Articles/ApplicationProperties.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40005337-SW1
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> Specifically, WOCGIAdaptorURL. These should all use the same host. I would avoid using Daisy.local.
>
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>> The main reason why the hostname keeps getting changed in my use of
>> ERXNavigationMenu and specifically the way it generates URLs for
>> direct actions. These seem to insist on being full URLs (and hence
>> change the hostname) although this somewhat depends on whether I'm
>> switch from storing sessions in a cookie or URL. Whatever the case,
>> despite the navigation buttons being rendered on a https page, the
>> link goes to http:// I note any component actions simply use a
>> relative URL and stay as https:// and exhibit no hostname flakiness.
>>
>> I'm ready the relevant wiki pages on SSL and specifically setting the
>> hostname to localhost specifically in all the relevant configuration
>> files.
>>
>> My naive assessment of this is that within
>> ERXNavigationMenuItem.contextComponentActionURL() should be fixed to
>> default to the current setup:
>>
>> change
>>
>> return context().directActionURLForActionNamed(navigationItem().directActionName(),
>> bindings);
>>
>> to
>>
>> return context().directActionURLForActionNamed(navigationItem().directActionName(),
>> bindings, ERXRequest.isRequestSecure(context().request()), false);
>>
>>
>> Or is this wrong?
>
> That seems like a reasonable thing to try. I am not currently using this component.
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> Chuck
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