I've been thinking about an alternative for awhile now: HTML5 CORS feature 
(here's a nice example: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/cors/)

That, of course, highly depends on the app structure. This could work if 
the app is using Ajax to deliver actual content to the users. At least for 
browsers that support XmlHttpRequest2/XDomainRequest. For instance, GWT 
could be a perfect match. Like this forum, the new version, is built with 
GWT I assume. 

Basically, a base HTML is being requested from http://www.example.org but 
the actual content is being loaded from https://example-org.appspot.com, 
and fall back to HTTP from the custom domain in case the browser doesn't 
support XHR2.

Could be an optional feature to customers. Something similar to a "Always 
use HTTPS" setting in Google Apps configuration for GMail and other 
services.


What do you guys think?


On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 5:52:59 PM UTC+2, Jeff Schnitzer wrote:
>
> Or, if appropriate, use this:
>
> http://blorn.com/post/20185054195/ssl-for-your-domain-on-google-app-engine
>
> (CF is re-investigating whether they can run the last-mile in SSL too)
>
> Jeff
>
> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:09 AM, Gwyn Howell <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> > right. well as i'm sure your aware, ssl isn't available for custom 
> domains
> > on app engine. there is a trusted tester program running you may wish to
> > sign up
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, 3 April 2012 12:04:55 UTC+1, Ruben D. Orduz wrote:
> >>
> >> The problem he is having is that secure connections are only through
> >> https://app.appspot.com and not through his custom domain.
> >> On Apr 3, 2012 6:51 AM, "Gwyn Howell" <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > not sure i fully understand, but if you are finding that all your urls
> >> > are being directed to https then you may wish to check your app.yaml 
> file
> >> > for secure: always.
> >> >
> >> > Forgive me if I've misunderstood.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Friday, 16 March 2012 10:03:47 UTC, msanztru wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello,
> >> >>
> >> >> We have added a custom domain to our appengine app. We followed the
> >> >> isntructions changed everything but something went wrong and we can't
> >> >> find the way to fix it. The thing is that in the google apps 
> appengine
> >> >> tab the main url specified is https://appid.appspot.com. However, 
> and
> >> >> that means all traffic from the domain mappings will be sent to the
> >> >> https url, and of course this won't work. I don't know how this https
> >> >> url ended up there as in the app engine admin console, the app url is
> >> >> http://appid.appspot.com.
> >> >>
> >> >> We haven't find the way to change this url. We have tried to disable
> >> >> this app in google apps but it didn't work, it stays there.
> >> >>
> >> >> This is quite urgent, so any help will be really appreciated!!
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks in advance!
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