[osgeo4w-dev] [osgeo4w] #683: Installer Support HTTPS

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#683: Installer Support HTTPS
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Reporter:  trockefeller  |      Owner:  osgeo4w-dev@…
    Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
Priority:  major         |  Component:  Installer
 Version:                |   Keywords:  https
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 If I go to https://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ inside of chrome, it looks
 like the download mirror does support https with a certificate from Let's
 Encyrpt, and as far as I can tell, I can download any file that I need to
 using HTTPS in my browser.

 If I don't explicitly go to the https site, it defaults to http instead of
 https, and there are certain files that I can't download from the http
 site like
 http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/v2/x86_64/release/qgis/qgis/qgis-3.20.0-5.tar.bz2

 It appears to be getting blocked by our business's firewall, and is
 somehow related to maybe file type and or size of the file because I can
 download most files using http, but the larger files are blocked

 I see this when using the OSGeo4W installer as well, because the install
 will just halt at the download phase of these files that I can't download
 over http.

 My workaround has been to download the files that fail over http over
 https in my browser, and then I copy that file into the temp directory
 where the downloads are cached for the OSGeo4W installer and then restart
 the installer.

 I tried adding a "User URL" when choosing a download site, and tried
 putting in https://download.osgeo.org, but if I do that, it immediately
 fails saying "Can't open /x86_64/setup.ini.bz2" even though I can find and
 download that exact file at https://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/v2/x86_64/
 inside of my browser.

 I feel like HTTPS should be supported by the installer, and should really
 be the default for security reasons

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/683>
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