[clamav-users] https support for freshclam

[Dennis Peterson]

Second try:

What problem are you trying to solve with https? The data contain no secrets and 
are freely available to any who wish to have it, so the immediate effect of 
encryption is unneeded. Secondarily, https creates a greater server load to 
encrypt the data, trusted SSL certs are an added expense, and the additional 
bandwidth is also not free - someone is paying for it. This seems to me to be a 
gratuitous use of https but I don't yet know your purpose for doing so.

dp

On 12/23/14 1:14 AM, Arnaud Jacques / SecuriteInfo.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> freshclam does not support https protocol.
> Example, in freshclam.conf :
>
> DatabaseCustomURL http://www.myserver.com/signatures.hdb works
>
> DatabaseCustomURL https://www.myserver.com/signatures.hdb  doesn't
> ERROR: DatabaseCustomURL: Not supported protocol
>
> https is more and more used for web servers. It could be a good idea if
> freshclam support this protocol. What do you think ?
>