Issue #32, wsproxy README, update webkit bug info,
- Add wsproxy README.md in utils/ directory. - Document how to build ssl module for python 2.5 and older in wsproxy README. - Update browsers.md to note revision that have the webkit Canvas rendering bug: WebKit build 66396 through 68867 (Chrome/Chromium build 57968 through 61278).
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## wsproxy: WebSockets to TCP Proxy
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### How it works
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At the most basic level, wsproxy just translates WebSockets traffic
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to normal socket traffic. wsproxy accepts the WebSockets handshake,
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parses it, and then begins forwarding traffic between the client and
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the target in both directions. WebSockets payload data is UTF-8
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encoded so in order to transport binary data it must use an encoding
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that can be encapsulated within UTF-8. wsproxy uses base64 to encode
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all traffic to and from the client. Also, WebSockets traffic starts
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with '\0' (0) and ends with '\xff' (255). Some buffering is done in
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case the data from the client is not a full WebSockets frame (i.e.
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does not end in 255).
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### Additional features
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These are not necessary for the basic operation.
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* Daemonizing: When the `-f` option is not specified, wsproxy runs
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in the background as a daemon process.
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* SSL (the wss:// WebSockets URI): This is detected automatically by
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wsproxy by sniffing the first byte sent from the client and then
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wrapping the socket if the data starts with '\x16' or '\x80'
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(indicating SSL).
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* Flash security policy: wsproxy detects flash security policy
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requests (again by sniffing the first packet) and answers with an
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appropriate flash security policy response (and then closes the
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port). This means no separate flash security policy server is needed
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for supporting the flash WebSockets fallback emulator.
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* Session recording: This feature that allows recording of the traffic
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sent and received from the client to a file using the `--record`
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option.
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### Implementations
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There are two implementations of wsproxy included: a python
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implementation and a C implementation.
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Here is the feature support matrix for the wsproxy implementations:
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<table>
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<tr>
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<th>Implementation</th>
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<th>Basic Proxying</th>
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<th>Daemonizing</th>
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<th>SSL/wss</th>
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<th>Flash Policy Server</th>
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<th>Session Recording</th>
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</tr> <tr>
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<td>python</td>
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<td>yes</td>
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<td>yes</td>
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<td>yes 1</td>
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<td>yes</td>
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<td>yes</td>
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</tr> <tr>
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<td>C</td>
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<td>yes</td>
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<td>yes</td>
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<td>yes</td>
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<td>yes</td>
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<td>no</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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* Note 1: to use SSL/wss with python 2.5 or older, see the following
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section on *Building the Python ssl module*.
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### Building the Python ssl module (for python 2.5 and older)
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* Install the build dependencies. On Ubuntu use this command:
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sudo aptitude install python-dev bluetooth-dev
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* Download, build the ssl module and symlink to it:
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cd noVNC/utils
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wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/ssl/ssl-1.15.tar.gz
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tar xvzf ssl-1.15.tar.gz
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cd ssl-1.15
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make
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cd ../
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ln -sf ssl-1.15/build/lib.linux-*/ssl ssl
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