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Published Jul. 2, 2025

Authorising 'Data Source' using https/http

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Kanchan Bisht

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Issue

  • When authorizing from analytics, observed an error which seems like the 'HTTPS' request is getting converted to 'HTTP'.

Environment

  • Liferay 7.2

Resolution

  • The browser never makes a request, it's AC which makes a request to the server in order to pull data. Therefore, in order for the server to work with 'HTTPS' on AC, it will need a valid cert and not a self-signed cert.

  • There is nothing fundamentally different interacting with 'HTTP' vs 'HTTPS' servers.

Additional Information

  • A basic rundown of how the interaction between AC and DXP goes like this
    • AC sends a request to DXP to create a token
    • AC redirects the user to DXP instance for them to authorize
    • DXP authorizes request after a user clicks authorize
    • DXP redirects back to AC
    • AC uses a token to make API calls
  • Liferay 7.2 dxp-5, able to use token authentication. With token authentication, all the data is pushed from the DXP to AC so this wouldn't be a problem anymore. The OAuth connection method relies on pulling data from DXP to AC.
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