Outbound network access limitations

Question

Hello,
I would like to know if it is possible from a deployed application in the JCS to get access to secure network resources outside of the JCS. For example, can I get access to a web service provide by google? It seems from the whitelisting app that we're quite limited in terms of networking classes one can use.
I did a quick test using weblogic.net.http.HttpsURLConnection (which happily passes the whitelist tool), but any connection attempt to secure host fails. Doing a plain http request using java.net.HttpURLConnection does work as expected.
What are our plans regarding availability of outbound connectivity, more specifically https? Is JCS going to provide a proxy service to monitor and regulate usage of this?
Thank you,
Ernst.
Edited by: Ernst Eeldert on Mar 14, 2013 4:00 PM

Answer 1

Hmm, still no joy here. You can access the test servlet I wrote at:
https://java-trialajry.java.us1.oraclecloudapps.com/CloudHerd/outboundtest
I keep running into access denied issues due to socket usage:
java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.net.SocketPermission 148.87.12.71:443 connect,resolve)
     at java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlContext.java:374)
     at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:549)
     at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:532)
     at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkConnect(SecurityManager.java:1034)
     at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:524)
     at weblogic.net.http.HttpsClient.openWrappedSSLSocket(HttpsClient.java:557)
     at weblogic.net.http.HttpsClient.openServer(HttpsClient.java:286)
     at weblogic.net.http.HttpsClient.openServer(HttpsClient.java:363)
     at weblogic.net.http.HttpsClient.New(HttpsClient.java:520)
     at weblogic.net.http.HttpsURLConnection.connect(HttpsURLConnection.java:239)
     at weblogic.net.http.HttpURLConnection.getOutputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:279)
     at oracle.social.demoherd.XClientCloud.post(XClientCloud.java:120)
     at oracle.social.demoherd.XClientCloud.connect(XClientCloud.java:94)
     at oracle.social.demoherd.OutboundTest.doPost(OutboundTest.java:42)
Here's the code (using weblogic.net.http.HttpsURLConnection):
URLConnection c = (HttpsURLConnection)new URL(url).openConnection();
if (APIRANDOMID != null) {
c.addRequestProperty("X-Waggle-RandomID", APIRANDOMID);
if (JSESSIONID != null) {
c.addRequestProperty("Cookie", JSESSIONID.split(";", 2)[0]);
c.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json");
c.setRequestProperty("Accept-Charset", CHARSET);
c.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/json");
((HttpsURLConnection)c).setHostnameVerifier(DO_NOT_VERIFY);
c.setConnectTimeout(TIMEOUT);
Thanks.
Ernst.