ssl::stream handshake decorators (custom headers)

[crashtestdummy32]

our server uses custom http headers to authenticate the client (beast).
with websocket::stream, there exists a *handshake_ex function that allows one to insert headers of their choosing.
with ssl::stream, i don't see those functions nor a way to obtain a reference to the request_type to do so manually.
suggestions?

beast v110
gcc 4.9.4

[vinniefalco]

The SSL handshake is different from the WebSocket handshake. To establish a Secure WebSocket stream connection the steps are as follows:

1. connect the socket
2. perform the SSL handshake
3. perform the WebSocket handshake

This is demonstrated in the code snippet on this documentation page:
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/libs/beast/doc/html/beast/using_websocket/establishing_connections.html

Does this help?

[crashtestdummy32]

i don't think so. but maybe i'm missing something.

i'm not at all worried about the ssl-protocol-handshake. let's assume that went fine.

i'm having trouble with the websocket-protocol-handshake when used in conjunction with an ssl-socket.

to illustrate the problem, let's take a look at the websocket-protocol-handshake with a plaintext socket. with a plaintext websocket, when i want insert a custom header within a websocket-protocol-handshake, i would call:

ws.handshake_ex("localhost", "/",
    [](request_type& m)
    {
        m.insert("my_custom_field", "my_custom_value");
    });

the plaintext websocket-protocol-handshake have these "*handshake_ex" overloads and from what i understand they are decorators that allow us to insert a custom header into the request.

but for ssl streams, those "*handshake_ex" overloads don't exist, and thus i can't find a way to add a header to the websocket-protocol-handshake. it's crucial that i add a custom websocket-protocol-handshake-header.

sorry that i'm struggling to explain what i'm doing.

i'd be willing to help add it, if it helps.

[vinniefalco]

but for ssl streams, those "*handshake_ex" overloads don't exist

Why would the handshake_ex overloads not exist? Are you declaring the websocket stream correctly? You should be using something like this:

boost::beast::websocket::stream<
    boost::asio::ssl::stream<
        boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>> wss{ioc, ctx};

See:
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/libs/beast/doc/html/beast/using_websocket/creating_streams.html

[crashtestdummy32]

doh!
i blame my clipboard.