[squid-users] HTTPS request times out going through Squid proxy

[Matus UHLAR - fantomas]

On 13.05.21 15:39, Aniruddha Gore wrote:
>By webproxy I meant the property I set when making HTTP requests. I use CPPRestSDK, here is the reference to set_proxy() method:
>https://microsoft.github.io/cpprestsdk/classweb_1_1http_1_1client_1_1http__client__config.html#aee5ef5ba25992d4b9b41cb28f3fb0d0c
>
>It works seamlessly with another proxy I have tried, but that other proxy does not have some features that Squid has which is why I am trying to use Squid 🙂
>
>Should I be looking into any options listed for http_port squid config, like intercept?

remove intercept if you can configure squid as proxy.

use intercept on different ports, if needed.

>From: squid-users <squid-users-bounces at lists.squid-cache.org> on behalf of Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uhlar at fantomas.sk>
>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2021 1:04 AM
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>Subject: Re: [squid-users] HTTPS request times out going through Squid proxy
>
>On 12.05.21 23:22, Aniruddha Gore wrote:
>> Pinging the thread again since I think mine is a straightforward set-up.
>> Just wondering if I need to setup the config a certain way to start
>> supporting HTTPS calls.
>
>https requests through squid just work as CONNECT requests where squid just
>passes the request to destination server, doing nothing with that.
>
>>  They work if squid is running on the same
>> machine, but I start seeing problems if squid is running on another
>> machine and I use webproxy on HTTP requests.
>
>webproxy? Doesn't your software connect directly to squid?
>
>there should be no difference if your client software connects to squid on
>your or other machine, unless there's anything in between that tries to
>intercept those connections.
>Such interception could explain your problems.

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