HTTP connection details
Overview
Connection fields apply to the HTTP connection of the request that is currently selected. By default, a connection does not remain open across test boundaries. A connection object is displayed in the editor as if it were inside the first request that uses it.The same connection can be used by several other requests in the same test. Each subsequent request using the connection has a link to the connection object in its Details pane.
- Host
- Name of the host for the Web server. Usually, this is the fully qualified domain name, but it can be an IP address or other name.
- Port
- Listener port on the Web server.
- Authentication and security
- Indicates whether this connection uses...
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol
- NT/LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication protocol from Microsoft,
- HTTP proxy server
A blank field indicates that the connection is unauthenticated and not secure.
To add Proxy, SSL, or NT/LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication, expand the request, click the connection, and then click Add.
- Requests that use this connection
- Lists the requests that use this connection.
You can change the connection security in an existing test from SSL to non-secure, assuming the appservers are reconfigured, by deselecting the Enable SSL checkbox in the Connection Details Authentication and Security pane.
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