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<name>mod_proxy_connect</name>
<description><module>mod_proxy</module> extension for
<code>CONNECT</code> request handling</description>
<status>Extension</status>
<sourcefile>mod_proxy_connect.c</sourcefile>
<identifier>proxy_connect_module</identifier>

<summary>
    <p>This module <em>requires</em> the service of <module
    >mod_proxy</module>. It provides support for the <code>CONNECT</code>
    HTTP method. This method is mainly used to tunnel SSL requests
    through proxy servers.</p>

    <p>Thus, in order to get the ability of handling <code>CONNECT</code>
    requests, <module>mod_proxy</module> and
    <module>mod_proxy_connect</module> have to be present in the server.</p>

    <p>CONNECT is also used, when the server needs to send an HTTPS request
    through a forward proxy. In this case the server acts as a CONNECT client.
    This functionality is part of <module>mod_proxy</module> and
    <module>mod_proxy_connect</module> is not needed in this case.</p>

    <note type="warning"><title>Warning</title>
      <p>Do not enable proxying until you have <a
      href="mod_proxy.html#access">secured your server</a>. Open proxy
      servers are dangerous both to your network and to the Internet at
      large.</p>
    </note>
</summary>
<seealso><directive module="mod_proxy">AllowCONNECT</directive></seealso>
<seealso><module>mod_proxy</module></seealso>

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