Add HTTPS support to download manager

Question

I found a simple download manager here. It can download from HTTP sites, but doesn't support HTTPS sites. How can I modify it to support HTTPS links?

Did you see the line about verifyurl. It checks if the protocol is http explicitly. Try removing it. — uncaught_exceptions, Mar 02 '11 at 05:15
while you may have a specific scenario, this is just the same issue as opening an HTTPS connection in java. You need a trust manager to do that. — setzamora, Mar 02 '11 at 05:18

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 02 '11 at 05:12

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Yes it does. Just try an HTTPS URL. The only possible issue will be whether it trusts the server's certificate.

answered Mar 02 '11 at 05:12

user207421

I do not think so. // Verify download URL. private URL verifyUrl(String url) { // Only allow HTTP URLs. if (!url.toLowerCase().startsWith("http://")) return null; – uncaught_exceptions Mar 02 '11 at 05:14
So fix that to allow https as well! – user207421 Mar 02 '11 at 05:20

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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This answer will help you.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

Community

answered Mar 02 '11 at 05:22

setzamora

in addition to EJP's answer, this will allow you to accept untrusted certificates. – setzamora Mar 02 '11 at 05:24
But he's not using the Apache HttpClient! – user207421 Mar 02 '11 at 05:32
Ok, I removed the explicit HTTP check, but now I'm stuck on the SSL stuff. – Dennis Mar 02 '11 at 05:43

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