How to redirect http to https with Apache/SVN/SSL [SOLVED]

[Bill Davidsen]

Daniel B. Thurman wrote:
> Patrick W. Barnes wrote:
>> On Sunday 10 May 2009 19:26:51 Daniel B. Thurman wrote:
>>  
>>> DRAT!  TYPO!
>>>
>>> Should be:
>>>
>>> <VirtualHost host.domain.com:80>
>>>    ServerName host.domain.com
>>>    CustomLog /svn/Admin/logs/access.log combined
>>>    ErrorLog  /svn/Admin/logs/error.log
>>>    SSLProxyEngine on
>>>    ProxyPass / https://host.domain.com/
>>>    ProxyPassReverse / https://host.domain.com/
>>> </VirtualHost>
>>>
>>> <VirtualHost host.domain.com:443>
>>>    [...]
>>> </VirtualHost>
>>>
>>> My mistake was the 2nd VirtualHost clause where 80 should be 443:
>>>
>>> Now, that's better ;)
>>>     
>>
>> Keep in mind that having Apache proxy non-HTTPS queries will mean that 
>> the link from the client to the server will NOT be SSL-protected.  
>> Traffic from the SVN client to your server will be in the clear.
>>   
> Sigh,  I tested http://[...] and it appears that SSL certification is not
> being requested, so it appears that you are correct.
> 
> I will keep trying.  If anyone has a (potential) solution, please let me 
> know?
> 
I think you had it with the redirect causing an error in svn. The change to 
https needs to be done at the request end (AFAIK) so if svn can't/won't do that 
properly you are better off failing it with a useful error than having the 
traffic to you be unencrypted.

My opinion only, the client is not working in a good way, break it rather than 
having it work in an actively BAD way.

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