Windows – HTTP to HTTPS local proxy that can do the HTTPS connection over a proxy

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Here's the deal:

  • Our client software can only connect using http protocol, it can not do https.
  • However, security requirements dictate end-to-end security, so we need to use https when talking to the server.
  • Now I have been able to do this in a testing environment by using stunnel with the following configuration:

stunnel.conf file:

[mylocalproxy]
client = yes
accept = 127.0.0.1:3000
connect = the.real.server:443
  • Given the stunnel config above, I can configure my test client to use endpoint address http://localhost:3000/endpoint/url/ and everything works fine.
  • But on the production environment, the client side does not have direct network access to the.real.server. Http/s traffic from the client side has to go through a proxy server.
  • My questions:
    • Is it possible to configure stunnel to connect using a proxy server?
    • If not possible using stunnel, is there another way I can accomplish this?

Best Answer

You can do it with:

[SSL Proxy]
accept = 8443
connect = 8084
cert = certificate.pem
key = private_key.pem

You will need a certificate from a certificate authority to allow https client connections.

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