Force CGI-Proxy retrieve secure URLs through a non-secure server

this’s is for cgi script from jmarshall

on standard script, if u want to browse a secure page (https) u will get this eror message :

Retrieval of secure URLs through a non-secure proxy is forbidden.Retrieval of secure URLs through a non-secure proxy is forbidden.
This proxy is running on a non-secure server, which means that retrieval
of pages from secure servers is not permitted.  The danger is that the user
and the end server may believe they have a secure connection between them,
while in fact the link between the user and this proxy is insecure and
eavesdropping may occur.  That’s why we have secure servers, after all.
This proxy must run on a secure server before being allowed to retrieve
pages from other secure servers.

this’s the simple trick to make this script Fretrieve secure URLs through a non-secure server.

open nph-proxy.cgi (or nph-proxy.pl) with text editor and find these lines :

$OVERRIDE_SECURITY= 0 ;

change value to 1

$OVERRIDE_SECURITY= 1;

thats it, now your cgi proxy is able to retrieve secure URLs through a non-secure server

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2 Comments »

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    Thanks for the tip, it seems to work for some sites but fails on others, i.e. when trying to register for a gmail account it will just hit a blank page.  

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    i didnt find this “nph-proxy.cgi (or nph-proxy.pl”
    what this? and where can i find it???  

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