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Re: HTTP CA bundle during proxy communication

From: Ray Satiro via curl-library <curl-library_at_cool.haxx.se>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 02:33:20 -0400

On 5/26/2016 7:14 AM, Sasikala Raju wrote:
>
> For http(s) we will need CA bundle to authenticate the server. And
> this CA bundle will in client machine and its path can be specified
> using CURLOPT_CAINFO
> <http://ncvs.commvault.com/source/s?defs=CURLOPT_CAINFO&project=win>.
>
> When we communicate via proxy, Should CA bundle reside in proxy
> machine or Client ?
>

The client (libcurl). If the SSL/TLS protocol will be used (like your
url is https://somewhere) and a proxy is used then libcurl will use
proxy tunnel mode, requesting that the proxy server forward the
connection to the destination server.

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