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Asked: 2026-05-28T01:52:34+00:00

Using ASIHTTP on the iPhone I am making HTTP requests for things such as

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Using ASIHTTP on the iPhone I am making HTTP requests for things such as sign up and login. They often look something like this:

http://xxxxx.com/signup.php?username=fakeusername&password=fakepassword

From this I usually receive a json response which I then parse.

I would like to soon submit my app to the App Store and need to make this secure. From what I understand this involves encryption and SSL certificates.

I have never done anything like this before and was hoping to get pointed in the right direction. Example code, tutorials, advice, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    So you’ve got a few questions here:

    To do ssl with ASIHTTPRequest, you just need to pass a https url instead of a http one.

    you don’t need an real SSL certificate, you can disable validation using: [request setValidatesSecureCertificate:NO];

    Yes, you’re limited by what certificate signing authorities are supported by the iphone. So long as you stick to the big names it shouldn’t really be an issue. (And as per 2. you can use a self signed certificate anyway.)

    It seems CCATS not necessary anymore, you need an ERN instead – the process has changed, as of Summer 2010! See http://tigelane.blogspot.com/2011/01/apple-itunes-export-restrictions-on.html

    for more details go through this
    ASIHTTPRequest: https with SSL

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