[Architecture] Support for HTTP (not SSL) for GS

[Tyrell Perera]

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Paul Fremantle <paul at wso2.com> wrote:

> I think its a *blocker* on the GS that we cannot expose gadgets on
> HTTP. At the moment we only support /portal on HTTPS.
>
> Most customers use their portal servers internally. Most customers do
> not get SSL certs for internal servers. Most users cannot handle an
> invalid cert. All of these are significant barriers to adoption for
> our Gadget Server. I just don't see many customers bothering to get an
> SSL certificate unless we've already convinced them, and certainly
> while its ok to get admins to add certs to their browsers, that is not
> acceptable for end users.
>
>
The current UI framework doesn't support HTTP. But Sumedha is looking for a
workaround and will see how much effort is required.

Having said that, don't most corporate intranets have SSL certs? That's
sensitive business data passing around.

Prabath - Some advice please :)


Tyrell



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