# \[OT\] Does Net::HTTP support secure connections? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 24, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-does-net-http-support-secure-connections/55891 "2006-03-24T18:10:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-does-net-http-support-secure-connections/55891/1 "2006-03-24T18:10:29Z")
Hi ! I’m trying to connect to an https URL, but it seems it doesn’t work. Has anyone successfully connected from Ruby to an HTTPS server ? Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-does-net-http-support-secure-connections/55891/2 "2006-03-24T18:21:04Z")
yes it does. require ‘net/http’ require ‘net/https’ ``` h = Net::HTTP.new("www.google.com", 443) h.use_ssl = true resp, data = h.get("/", nil ) @message = resp.message resp.code ``` Hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-does-net-http-support-secure-connections/55891/3 "2006-03-24T20:17:21Z")
Hello Brian ! 2006/3/24, Brian H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > require ‘net/http’ > require ‘net/https’ > > ``` > h = Net::HTTP.new("www.google.com", 443) > h.use_ssl = true > resp, data = h.get("/", nil ) > @message = resp.message > resp.code > > ``` Works like a charm. Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-does-net-http-support-secure-connections/55891/4 "2006-03-24T22:14:21Z")
A bit off topic, but why use Net::HTTP if you don’t have to. open-uri (in the standard library) is SOOOO much simpler: require ‘open-uri’ open(“[https://www.google.com](https://www.google.com)”) do |f| @message = f.gets(nil) f.status # array of messages but same effect end ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-does-net-http-support-secure-connections/55891/5 "2006-03-24T22:27:29Z")
Well, let’s see… irb(main):030:0\> require ‘open-uri’ =\> false irb(main):031:0\> irb(main):032:0\* open(“[https://www.google.com](https://www.google.com)”) do |f| irb(main):033:1\* @message = f.gets(nil) irb(main):034:1\> f.status # array of messages but same effect irb(main):035:1\> end OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError: certificate verify failed from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:588:in `connect' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:588:in `connect’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:555:in `do_start' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:544:in `start’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:245:in `open_http' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:629:in `buffer\_open’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:167:in `open_loop' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:165:in `open\_loop’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:135:in `open_uri' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:531:in `open’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:86:in `open’ from (irb):32 That’s why I don’t use it! 🙂 Seriously, net/https warns of certificate issues but does not throw exceptions. Not every site has valid certificates and so I tend to always go the somewhat longer route. ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-does-net-http-support-secure-connections/55891/6 "2006-03-24T22:34:56Z")
Good point, good point. I probably would have seen that if OpenSSL actually worked on Windows w/ 1.8.4 (or at least, with my one-click installer’s version of 1.8.4). ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-does-net-http-support-secure-connections/55891/7 "2006-03-24T23:44:53Z")
On 3/24/06, Justin B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Good point, good point. I probably would have seen that if OpenSSL > actually worked on Windows w/ 1.8.4 (or at least, with my one-click > installer’s version of 1.8.4). Have you submitted this as a bug to the instant rails team? The project site can be found at [http://rubyforge.org/projects/instantrails](http://rubyforge.org/projects/instantrails) . I’d highly suggest you submit any problems like this that you run into so that the team can get them fixed for the next release. ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 7:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-does-net-http-support-secure-connections/55891/8 "2006-03-25T07:59:56Z")
When I try it I get: ArgumentError: open-uri doesn’t support https. from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:583:in `proxy_open' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:525:in`direct\_open’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:169:in `open_loop' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:164:in`catch’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:164:in `open_loop' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:134:in`open\_uri’ from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:424:in `open' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/open-uri.rb:85:in`open’ from (irb):10 But Net::HTTP worked fine. b (windoze w/ ruby 1.8.2 (2004-12-25) [i386-mswin32]) ---
**Author:** ![fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fbeausoleil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fbeausoleil)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-does-net-http-support-secure-connections/55891/9 "2006-03-25T00:24:07Z")
Done (its actually the one-click installer). Thanks for the reminder.