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Thanks for your feedback. We will definitely consider this for future
releases.
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Microsoft, BITS
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"Statto" <wardpd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your input Narayana.
> I have managed to make BITS work using a server certificate for
> validation. Something that Microsoft need to be aware of is that the job
> is put into error with an invalid certificate or certificate authority
> when either;
>
> - certificate has expired
> - root certificate authority is not trusted
> - certificate authority itself is not trusted
> - HTTPS URL address does not match certificate name
> - Trying to access HTTPS site using HTTP URL
>
> The issue is that BITS does not tell you what the actual problem is. You
> have to work it out for yourself. In comparison to this, IE presents a
> modal popup asking you whether you wish to proceed to access the
> SSL-enabled site. The error message handling could be better to tell you
> what is actually wrong. I only found out whilst using IE to access the
> secured site, although this will not always be possible, particularly when
> running as a windows service on a remote server. May be one for a future
> BITS release.
>
> Peter
>
> "Narayana Mahankali [MSFT]" <narayanm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:uRDMfp0LFHA.2988@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> BITS does not support setting client certificates but it can transfer
>> content from a HTTPS server. It validates the server certificates and so
>> you should see that the job is put into an error state if the server
>> certificate is expired etc. If you are running into any specific issue
>> with HTTPS we would like to hear about it and find more details.
>>
>> --
>> Narayana Mahankali
>> Microsoft, BITS
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>> "Statto" <wardpd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eKyeHglLFHA.3844@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> MSDN says that BITS supports transfers over HTTPS. I know that BITS
>>> cannot use client certificates but has anyone had any experience of
>>> using BITS over HTTPS, ignoring certificates setting on IIS, and the
>>> issues encountered if any.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
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