When attempting to set up the FONA 800 breakout (which has the SIM800H on board) to GET or POST to https sites the command
AT+HTTPSSL=1
returns
error
This rather implies that SIM800H does not actually support access to https sites. e.g. see
SIM800+Series_SSL_Application+Note_V1.00.pdf
Can you confirm this is the case before I spend more time attempting to get it working?
I see there are arduino libs specifically for https but they appear to talk to the SIM800L chipset. Do adafruit have a breakout / library for this chipset?
This is the first time I've experienced a major problem with adafruit kit and code (and all the other test code for FONA worked out of the box), so I AM a fan, but I do need https access
Thanks in Advance
Phil
HTTPS with SIM800H ?
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- blnkjns
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Re: HTTPS with SIM800H ?
I think this is impossible. First the module only supports GPRS, which is like a classic beep-beep telephone line modem in speed. Second, for HTTPS you need to have a certificate, you need to be able to process encryption (which is pretty tough for 8-bit Arduino's without encryption engine), and you need accurate time and dates as certifcates are time-dependent.
What site are you going to access? The average modern HTTPS site has a page size of 2MB, which on GPRS will take forever. But GPRS is fine for basic stuff: sending an e-mail, reading weather info, reaching out to a time server, sending sensor or log data to your server. Stuff like that.
What site are you going to access? The average modern HTTPS site has a page size of 2MB, which on GPRS will take forever. But GPRS is fine for basic stuff: sending an e-mail, reading weather info, reaching out to a time server, sending sensor or log data to your server. Stuff like that.
- phil_mcc
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Re: HTTPS with SIM800H ?
Thanks for the comment, blnkjns. The issue of trying to use https is not one of volume but of security: the recipient of the POST or email or what ever protocol I use does not relish having an http port open to all and sundry. However, the SIM800L chipset (rather than H) appears to have certificates (according to the SIM800 document) , and AT+HTTPSSL=1 should work with the H chips. This is the key command I believe. Hence my question to adafruit to confirm definitely definitely that the L version (SIM800L) doesn't have this capability.
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- phil_mcc
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Re: HTTPS with SIM800H ?
Aaaagh: sorry got the chip names swapped in previous post: it is the SIM800L which appears to have SSL capability, SIM800H which does not
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