[stunnel-users] Re: Can stunnel do this?

Tue Mar 7 01:31:56 CET 2006

This sounds like exactly what stunnel does.

You want to have host A talk to Server A via SSL so you run stunneld on
it.  Then it will redirect that connection to server B via non-SSL.
What protocol are we talking about here?

Let's assume it's https:

On Server A, setup stunnel with a conf file with these lines (as well as
many others surely)

[https]
accept  = 443
connect = serverb.smartbox.ca:80

Then your host connects to server a, negotiates SSL and the information
is sent to the other server.

I think your biggest issue is going to be the certificate on Server A so
that the Host connects to the Server without certificate issues.

Sincerely,

Kevin A. McGrail aka KAM

> -----Original Message-----
> From: stunnel-users-bounces at mirt.net 
> [mailto:stunnel-users-bounces at mirt.net] On Behalf Of Matteo D'Amato
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:20 PM
> To: stunnel-users at mirt.net
> Subject: RE: [stunnel-users] Re: Can stunnel do this?
> 
>  Stunnel can only be installed on Server A 
> 
> 
> 
> --Matteo D'Amato
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stunnel-users-bounces at mirt.net
> [mailto:stunnel-users-bounces at mirt.net] On Behalf Of Matteo D'Amato
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 5:58 PM
> To: stunnel-users at mirt.net
> Subject: [stunnel-users] Re: Can stunnel do this?
> 
> Hi,
> 	Can stunnel do this
> 
> 
> Host A  --------->  Server A ---------> Server B
>           SSL                unencrypted
> 
> This looks like the opposite of what stunnel does. I have a 
> host that speaks SSL that needs to talk to a server that does 
> not and the host must always initiate the connection. Any 
> ideas if this can be done with stunnel or is there another 
> way to do this. Thanks