Re: Proof of Concept HTTP Client Function

[arnold]

Hi.

Using stunnel is probably the easiest way to go. I
would not recommend trying to write a TLS handshake
(or ciphers) in awk.  If you can find appropriate TLS
libraries, you might could write an extension to use them. See
https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/gawk.html#Dynamic-Extensions
in the manual for details on writing extensions.

In any case, this sounds like a neat project!  Good luck,

Arnold

"Andrew J. Schorr" <aschorr@telemetry-investments.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 09:08:17AM +0000, port19 wrote:
> > The problem I'm facing now is an HTTP 301, since reddit happens to only 
> > support https.
> > Before running off to implement a tls handshake I thought I'd first share 
> > my progress.
> > Has anyone written any relevant ciphers for the tls?
> > 
> > Project in question: https://github.com/port19x/redqu/tree/gawk
>
> I know nothing about this stuff, but here's an idiotic question: could you use
> stunnel to implement the TLS connection? Maybe that's what you already had in
> mind...
>
> Regards,
> Andy