XML using HTTPS

Question

I am trying to use the XML class in Flash Media Server to
read an XML web page. However, the XML web page that I want to use
needs to be secure and therefore uses HTTPS. It appears that Flash
Media Server is unable to get the XML web page when the HTTPS
protocol is used. The code I’m using has tested successfully
using the HTTP protocol.
Is HTTPS supported by FMS for getting a XML web page? Is
there a way or work around to get FMS to read the XML web page
using HTTPS?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Well, it'll depend on the database version of course but
this should work:
DECLARE
url varchar2(500);
req utl_http.req;
resp utl_http.resp;
data VARCHAR2(200);
name VARCHAR2(256);
value VARCHAR2(1024);
BEGIN
url :='https://<some URL>';
utl_http.set_wallet('file:<Wallet directory>','<Wallet password>');
req:=utl_http.begin_request(url, 'POST', utl_http.HTTP_VERSION_1_1);
utl_http.set_authentication(req, '<username>', '<password>');
resp := utl_http.get_response(req);
dbms_output.put_line('code: '||resp.status_code);
dbms_output.put_line('reason: '||resp.reason_phrase);
FOR i IN 1..utl_http.get_header_count(resp) LOOP
utl_http.get_header(resp, i, name, value);
dbms_output.put_line('H>'||name || ': ' || value);
END LOOP;
begin
loop
utl_http.read_text(resp,data,200);
dbms_output.put_line('D>'||data );
end loop;
exception
when utl_http.end_of_body then
dbms_output.put_line(D'>end');
end;
utl_http.end_response( resp );
END;
You need to set up a wallet (using the Wallet Manager) on
the database or at least put a wallet file in adirectory
accessible from the database. The wallet needs to include
the public part of the certificate for the web server you
want to talk to. This can be saved from Internet Explorer
(File/Properties certificates button, second tab...).
There is a document on Metalink on this.
Hope you fix it
Kind regards
Tomas Albinsson
Stockholm, Sweden