CDN and SSL

Question

Evaluating Azure CDN vs. Amazon Cloudfront. Simple question I can't seem to find a clear answer on: does Azure CDN support SSL ? With or without a custom domain name ? Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi - yeah I asked this question previously.

the answer basically is - 

1) custom domain names don't support HTTPS

2) your *.blob.core.windows.net - does support 

Of course, you need to maintain consistency for caching purposes. So basically, if you want HTTPS - and want blobs - you always must use the *.blob.core.windows.net. 

If you want to use custom domain name - you have to include logic/scripts/files in your package for HTTPS and use HTTP for custom domain names. Yes, this means 2 separate requests for same files.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

So to summarize: with or without custom domain names, there is no way today to do https on Azure CDN. Correct ? Would have saved me a bunch of time if the docs had just said that ;).

Answer 3

yes, that sums it up.

Answer 4

Microsoft announced that they support SSL on Azure CDN at PDC 2010.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2010/10/28/you-spoke-we-listened-and-responded.aspx

"CDN SSL Delivery: Users of the Windows Azure CDN will now have the capability to deliver content via encrypted channels with SSL/TLS."

Answer 5

Not for custom domains, which is what a lot of people are after. Hopefully not too far away.

ta

Padda