Apache Module mod_proxy_connect

request handlingThis module requires the service of

. It provides support for the mod_proxyCONNECT

HTTP method. This method is mainly used to tunnel SSL requests through proxy servers.

Thus, in order to get the ability of handling CONNECT

have to be present in the server.modproxyconnect

CONNECT is also used when the server needs to send an HTTPS request through a forward proxy. In this case the server acts as a CONNECT client. This functionality is part of

Do not enable proxying until you have secured your server. Open proxy servers are dangerous both to your network and to the Internet at large.

creates the following request notes for logging using the modproxyconnect%{VARNAME}n

through the proxyAllowCONNECT port[-port] [port[-port]] ...

in Apache 2.3.5. Port ranges available since Apache 2.3.7.The AllowCONNECT

directive specifies a list of port numbers or ranges to which the proxy CONNECT

method may connect. Today's browsers use this method when a https

connection is requested and proxy tunneling over HTTP is in effect.

By default, only the default https port (443

directive to override this default and allow connections to the listed ports only.

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