ssl_requirement not working

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Forgive me if this isn't 100% rails, but I'm trying to get ssl_requirement to work and it sends my app into an infinite loop because @request.ssl? is always returning false, even if I'm using https://

For some reason, my @request isn't getting any SSL info: neither @request.ssl? nor @request.env["HTTPS"] return true.

I'm using pound/mongrel with a trial certificate from verisign. I'm missing something...

Thanks in advance, Chad

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Further inspection: whether I'm at http://mysite.com or https://mysite.com I still get the following:

@request.port --> 80 @request.protocol --> http:// @request.ssl --> false

What gives? Server setup?

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That's what I suspected... Thanks Fred I'll talk to my host provider. I'm not used to *not* having 100% control over my environment.

Chad

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My host provider is saying this: "Unfortunately with Apache 1.x it is not possible to pass the header using the proxy directive, you would also have to pass the header from pound to mongrel. "

Are there any other suggestions for how I can detect if the user is using an SSL connection?

Chad