httplib.HTTPSConnection with X.509 Key & Cert

Hi,

I'm trying to do a HTTPSConnection to a server using a key and certificate:

[code]import httplib
import sys

try:
connection = httplib.HTTPSConnection(host, 443, key_file, cert_file)
connection.request('GET', path)
response = connection.getresponse()
print response.status, response.reason
except:
print sys.exc_type, sys.exc_value
connection.close()
[/code]

When I try and run this I get the mesage:

'socket.error Unsupported feature' from the request() call. I can, however, make the HTTPS request without the key and certificate.

Looking through the source for httplib.py and socket.py I can't seem to find why this is unsupported.

Can anyone tell me if this can be done? (or what I'm doing wrong?)

Thanks.

I can't help but I've been trying to get an SSL connection to work on at all without any luck. If the site uses an untrusted cert then it pops up with the dialog asking me whether I want to continue and then just exits the Python app. Not good.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by layzee [/i]
[B]...I've been trying to get an SSL connection to work without any luck. [/B][/QUOTE]

Are you trying a straight SSL connection (using a socket) or via a HTTPS ?

I had no problems getting an HTTPS (HTTP/SSL) connection without certificates, but the code with certificates doesn't work for me.

(I require client authentication server-side, hence me wanting to use a client certificate).

Thanks,

M.

Yeah not using a cert like you something like this:

[code]import urllib
opener = urllib.URLopener()
g = opener.open("https://www.thawte.com/")
print g.read(20)
g.close()
[/code]
This works fine on Python on my deskop (WinXP) but not on the phone. It creates a connection - prompts to use GPRS connection profile, and obviously checks the cert (pops up the untursted cert dialog if the root certs aren't installed) and then just exits Python.

If you could post some working code that'd be great.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by lvngt5gj9 [/i]
[B]Are you trying a straight SSL connection (using a socket) or via a HTTPS ?

I had no problems getting an HTTPS (HTTP/SSL) connection without certificates, but the code with certificates doesn't work for me.

(I require client authentication server-side, hence me wanting to use a client certificate).

Thanks,

M. [/B][/QUOTE]

Unfortunately client certificates are not supported by the current socket module.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by jplauril [/i]
[B]Unfortunately client certificates are not supported by the current socket module. [/B][/QUOTE]

Thanks for the information. At least I know it wasn't anything I was doing.

Do you know if there any plans to add such supprt in future releases?

(Shall I add it to the wish list?)

Thanks,

M.

FYI: there is a bug (#207) in current SSL support. See this thread:

[url]http://discussion.forum.nokia.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55760[/url]

Thanks, I'm looking forward to using https when its fixed!

M.