# Https with ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/https-with-ruby/113187>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 28, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/https-with-ruby/113187 "2007-08-28T15:08:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ther)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/https-with-ruby/113187/1 "2007-08-28T15:08:05Z")

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This task has come to my desk last hour and I wonder if it could be done  
with ruby:

I would need to send XML file to some url with “HTTP POST request”.

That shouldn’t be a problem (mechanize comes to mind). Problem is that  
url is https:// and certificate should be exchanged during session  
start. In browser, browser assures that certificate is exchanged. How do  
I do this from ruby program?

I don’t know yet, but I guess xml file should be encrypted too.

So can this be accomplished with ruby.

Thank you  
TheR

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**Author:** ![ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ther)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/https-with-ruby/113187/2 "2007-08-28T15:29:19Z")

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On 8/28/07, Damjan R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I don’t know yet, but I guess xml file should be encrypted too.
> 
> So can this be accomplished with ruby.

There’s a package for https, on top of Net::HTTP, look for Net::HTTPS,  
e.g. [http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/788](http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/788)