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  1. IGB
  2. IGBF-2485

Investigate IGB localhost endpoint HTTPS

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        • Type: Task
        • Status: Closed (View Workflow)
        • Priority: Blocker
        • Resolution: Done
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          Description

          Situation: IGB listens on localhost port 7085 and provides various endpoints that can be hit from the user's browser, such as checking if IGB is running (http://127.0.0.1:7085/igbStatusCheck).

          Problem: The current IGB endpoint is accessed through http. However, all of our sites that use the IGB endpoints (genome dashboard, [BioViz Connect|connect.bioviz.org], app store) are now configured to use https. When testing on the Safari browser Safari blocked the site from accessing the localhost IGB endpoints with the following message:

          The page at https://connect.bioviz.org/base/#/iplant/home/nowlanf/SmokeTesting/H_sapiens_Dec_2013 was not allowed to display insecure content from http://127.0.0.1:7085/igbStatusCheck.

          The problem seems to be that Safari has strict security settings that prevent an https site from accessing http. This issue is not present on Chrome/Firefox, but if they were to enforce more strict security it would break a lot of IGB functionality.

          To replicate the issue:
          Start IGB
          Open Safari
          Go to https://apps.bioviz.org/apps/org.lorainelab.igb.protannot
          Check the console for errors/warnings

          Task: Investigate how to fix this issue. A possible solution may be to change the IGB localhost to use https.

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              relates to

              Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. IGBF-2987 Fix Galaxy IGB CORS issue

              • Blocker - Blocks development and/or testing work, production could not run.
              • Closed

              Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. IGBF-2490 Investigate: Fix implementation of requests to IGB endpoints to support safari etc.

              • Major - Major loss of function.
              • Closed

              Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. IGBF-2494 Fix [Fatal Error] :1:50: White spaces are required between publicId and systemId occurring in Update plugin

              • Major - Major loss of function.
              • Closed

              Task - A task that needs to be done. IGBF-2500 Investigate: What browser types are coming to BioViz.org

              • Major - Major loss of function.
              • Closed

              Task - A task that needs to be done. IGBF-2505 Turn off redirection to https for galaxy bridge in bioviz-playbooks

              • Major - Major loss of function.
              • Closed

              Task - A task that needs to be done. IGBF-2420 Determine why Safari is not letting the igb status check occur when choosing View in IGB on Safari

              • Blocker - Blocks development and/or testing work, production could not run.
              • Closed

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                  • Assignee:
                    prutha Prutha Kulkarni (Inactive)
                    Reporter:
                    nfreese Nowlan Freese
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