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Print an HTTPS URL's content to the console. Checking the host certificate for validity is recommended. The client should not authenticate itself to the server — the webpage https://sourceforge.net/ supports that access policy — as that is the subject of other [[HTTPS request with authentication|tasks]]. |
Print an HTTPS URL's content to the console. Checking the host certificate for validity is recommended. The client should not authenticate itself to the server — the webpage https://sourceforge.net/ supports that access policy — as that is the subject of other [[HTTPS request with authentication|tasks]]. |
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Readers may wish to contrast with the [[HTTP Request]] task. |
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Revision as of 14:05, 2 June 2009
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Print an HTTPS URL's content to the console. Checking the host certificate for validity is recommended. The client should not authenticate itself to the server — the webpage https://sourceforge.net/ supports that access policy — as that is the subject of other tasks.
Readers may wish to contrast with the HTTP Request task.
Tcl
Uses the Tls package. <lang tcl>package require http package require tls http::register https 443 ::tls::socket
- Make a secure connection
set token [http::geturl https://sourceforge.net/]
- Now as for conventional use of the “http” package
puts [http::data $token] http::cleanup $token</lang>