If I hit any AJAX request on targeting server then the request directly goes to targeting server or the request first goes to origin server and then goes to targeting server?
Cross-origin AJAX requests go directly from your browser to what you call the “targeting server”.
A cross-origin AJAX request is initiated by JavaScript running in your browser on the client side after the browser fetches the JavaScript for your Web application/document from the origin server.
A cross-origin AJAX request does not go back to the origin server ever. The communication is: JavaScript running in your browser sends a request to the “targeting” server, which replies with a response directly back to the browser and back to your JavaScript running on the client side.
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I have implemented a restful service. I have tested it using an ajax request within the application and also with postman client and both worked. But when i try to send an ajax request from a different application i get the below error in browser console.
http://localhost:8080/AusIncomeCalculator/AUSTax/post. Response to preflight request doesn't pass access control check: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource. Origin 'http://localhost:8089' is therefore not allowed access.
I don't understand how the postman client get a successful response while the other applications cannot.
RESTful service is hosted in JBOSS-eap 7.0 with rest easy
What happen is for security reasons, browsers restrict cross-origin HTTP requests initiated from within scripts.Postman is a REST Client that runs as an application inside the Chrome browser. It is specifically designed for testing rest APIs, and therefore it doesn't restrict cross origin resource request.
I plan to use https to build a website. After the user logs in, s/he is directed to a dashboard. The dashboard will be developed using javascript and html5. What are the thing I need to keep in mind when I make ajax calls using SOAP to a web service while using https?
The most important things:
always use the same domain name, otherwise browser will throw cross domain errors,
always use https protocol for every ajax request, so browser won't get same origin errors.
On the server side check for X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest HTTP header, to be sure that the request came as AJAX, not standalone GET/POST request. This is only difference.
With AJAX request browser will send the same cookies value as in the any other request, so you can surely check user session with it.
I have to integrate a 3rd party newsletter signup form that makes an AJAX call to HTTP url.
That form I'm placing on pages that use HTTP or HTTPS protocols ( http for home pg., ect.; https for ecommerce related stuff )
I don't think anything is sent back from the destination server ( at least I can't see the response) other than status code.
I'm getting 200 OK whether I submit the form from HTTP or HTTPS page and watch what's going on with it in Firebug. Wonder if it's safe to assume the call gets processed successfully?
Usually, I like to have a proof positive that something worked or didn't, but in this case all test signups show up the next day, ( due to sign up getting processed as some scheduled task I'm guessing ), hence the unease.
You can call https server from http but can't call http from https directly using AJAX.
To call http user from https server you need to call your server side application from java script using AJAX, and then call http url from your server side application then send back this to the client.
You can use window.location.protocol to check whether you're currently on a Secure connection, and if so, you should AJAX a secure url.
Cross domain AJAX requests are reported as "aborted" in firebug. I know this is supposed to be security feature but where exactly these requests get rejected ? At the browser end or at the server end ?
Browser - they don't get sent at all. If you check your HTTP traffic (e.g. using Fiddler), you'll see that there is no corresponding HTTP request initiated for those aborted AJAX requests.
(That is also the only place where such blocking makes sense, as the server doesn't have a reliable way to distinguish between AJAX requests and normal requests; only the browser has enough context to make such decision.)
I know when you request a page normally it is typically the case that you would use server side session data and set cookies via HTTP headers, but does it work the same when the content is requested via AJAX?
An AJAX request contains the same request/response information as a traditional HTTP request. You can set cookies on the client once the async callback is executed, etc.