Les Mikesell wrote: > On 5/25/2011 7:33 AM, Julien.GILLES at sungard.com wrote: >>> for various reasons I am trying to install a private repository for >> Centos 5, >>> and I would like to use HTTPS only connections. The servers must >> access to this >>> repository through a proxy. >> Well, I found the solution, but I am a little puzzled... >> >> The proxy has to be defined using https:// instead of http:// >> >> Yum could suppose himself that proxy is HTTPS aware and could try to >> connect the proxy using the CONNECT command instead of trying this >> insane "GET https://..." >> >> Hope this will help someone else facing the same problem a day ! > > In a local setup you might be able to manage with ssh port-forwarding > over ssh to a squid running on the server holding your repo. That way > you can 'export http_proxy=http://localhost:local_port' and establish > the ssh connection before running yum and the network traffic to the > repository will be encrypted and only need port 22 open. > Vary nice solution Les.