HTTPS/SSL access to File Storage

snsh · 4 Jan 2014, 02:06 AM

Would be nice if FM offered HTTPS support to file storage, so that in addition to publishing a file as http://jcitizen.fastmail.fm/readme.txt you could also use https://jcitizen.fastmail.fm/readme.txt.

I suppose since FM's wildcard cert is only signed for *.FASTMAIL.FM., you would get a certificate name-mismatch for other domains like OPERAMAIL.COM., but a cert warning would be friendlier than the current "user page unknown" error that comes up.

janusz · 4 Jan 2014, 02:17 AM

I'm getting a certificate warning, not a "user page unknown" error, when trying https to my FM web pages. This is with FF, Chrome says "This is probably not the site you are looking for", and IE 10 responds with "There is a problem with this website's security certificate".

n5bb · 4 Jan 2014, 03:47 AM

Here is the trick which allows a secure file storage connection (from Fastmail staff):

Replace
http://original URL
with
https://userdirs.fastmail.fm/original_URL

Bill

4 Jan 2014, 02:06 AM	#1
snsh Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 611	HTTPS/SSL access to File Storage Would be nice if FM offered HTTPS support to file storage, so that in addition to publishing a file as http://jcitizen.fastmail.fm/readme.txt you could also use https://jcitizen.fastmail.fm/readme.txt. I suppose since FM's wildcard cert is only signed for *.FASTMAIL.FM., you would get a certificate name-mismatch for other domains like OPERAMAIL.COM., but a cert warning would be friendlier than the current "user page unknown" error that comes up.

4 Jan 2014, 02:17 AM	#2
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,945	I'm getting a certificate warning, not a "user page unknown" error, when trying https to my FM web pages. This is with FF, Chrome says "This is probably not the site you are looking for", and IE 10 responds with "There is a problem with this website's security certificate".

4 Jan 2014, 03:47 AM	#3
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,929	Here is the trick which allows a secure file storage connection (from Fastmail staff): Replace http://original URL with https://userdirs.fastmail.fm/original_URL Bill