Redirect to relative URL, but change to HTTPS

[alan6895]

Does anyone know of a way that I can use Response.Redirect to send the user to a new relative path, but change the protocol to HTTPS?

Users enter on an unencrypted page, so if I use Response.Redirect("./whatever.aspx") it transfers the user but, obviously, not the protocol. However, the page it transfers to requires SSL. So, can I make it more like "transfer to this relative path, but also switch to SSL?"

Thanks!

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Can you use explicit pathing not relative?

Response.Redirect("

https://myserver.com/whatever.aspx")

To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

 

[alan6895]

I'm using explicit now. The problem is that the application needs to easily be "portable" between folders. I'm leaving where I am soon and the people who will be taking my applications are not familiar with them.

That said, if I don't have a solution, I'll just be using explicit paths anyway.

Thanks for the suggestion, Turkbear.

 

[jmeckley]

get the raw URL from the Request and replace 'http' with 'https'. Although this whole thing feels hackish... there should be a better way to require a secure resource.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

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[alan6895]

That's what I'm considering, jmeckley. I figure I could get the current path, replace http with https, and then append the "relative" path to the current path.

On the other hand, I think what I will do is set the top-level, non-SSL pages to check for and redirect themselves to use SSL, as per

http://www.apijunkie.com/APIJunkie/...y-redirect-from-http-to-https-in-ASPNET.aspx.

And I agree that there should be a better way to redirect. I'd like something like Response.Redirect(URL, protocol).

Thanks for your input!