Cascading external WMS using basic authentication over https

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

> >> Is it possible to make MapServer to cascade another WMS 
> service that 
> >> must be accessed through https and that wants to get 
> >> username/password for authentication? How?
> > 
> 
> >One idea is to pass along the authentication in the form of 
> >http://user:pass@example.org/cgi-bin/wms..., but that may not be the 
> >most secure approach.
> 
> Well, our MapServer should be a client for the secured one 
> and send usernames and passwords. And that must happen 
> through https, the other end does not listen http. I was just 
> thinking that it cannot be as easy as setting mapfile like 
> CONNNECTIONTYPE WMS CONNECTION "https://user:pass@example.com/etc."
> 
> I have found some previous postings telling that Mapserver is 
> supporting https if curl supports it, but not any concrete 
> examples about how to do it.
> 

I wonder if anyone has or can setup a demo WMS through https?

..Tom