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[Bug 994097] Re: Downloading files from SSL/HTTPS sites via proxy is broken

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From: gcc <chris+ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 14:36:15 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 994097 <994097@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Is it possible that wget simply expects a HTTPS proxy to speak SSL? So
the proxy should be configured to listen on a different port and present
a certificate, etc.

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Title:
  Downloading files from  SSL/HTTPS sites via proxy is broken

Status in wget package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  Release:	12.04

  wget:
    Installed: 1.13.4-2ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1.13.4-2ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1.13.4-2ubuntu1 0

  
  When setting the parameter https_proxy, wget fails with the following error:

  Proxy tunneling failed: Bad RequestUnable to establish SSL connection.

  
  Here is and example:

  WITHOUT PROXY:

  root@server:~# wget -O test https://www.google.com/
  --2012-05-03 16:49:33--  https://www.google.com/
  Resolving www.google.com (www.google.com)... 74.125.226.82, 74.125.226.83, 74.125.226.84, ...
  Connecting to www.google.com (www.google.com)|74.125.226.82|:443... connected.
  HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
  Location: https://www.google.ca/ [following]
  --2012-05-03 16:49:33--  https://www.google.ca/
  Resolving www.google.ca (www.google.ca)... 74.125.226.87, 74.125.226.88, 74.125.226.95
  Connecting to www.google.ca (www.google.ca)|74.125.226.87|:443... connected.
  HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
  Length: unspecified [text/html]
  Saving to: `test'

      [ <=>
  ] 12,137      --.-K/s   in 0.009s

  2012-05-03 16:49:33 (1.36 MB/s) - `test' saved [12137]

  
  WITH PROXY:

  root@server:~# export https_proxy=http://192.168.1.5:80/
  root@server:~# wget -O test https://www.google.com/
  --2012-05-03 16:49:47--  https://www.google.com/
  Connecting to 192.168.1.5:80... connected.
  Proxy tunneling failed: Bad RequestUnable to establish SSL connection.

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