Adding Encrypted Printer

[Sebastian James]

Ok, I think I clarified that it's a new method by reading the docs. No reply necessary ta.

Seb

> Is
>
> /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p rwssl4 -E -v "ipp://209.119.222.222:631/?encryption=always" -m raw
>
> equivalent to:
>
> /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p rwssl4 -E -v "https://209.119.222.222:631" -m raw
>
> or is it a nicer (new) method of getting encryption without having to open a new cupsd port?
>
> I ask because, in earlier versions of CUPS (e.g. 1.1.23) you have to set the receiving cupsd to listen on a particular port (say, 632) for SSL connections (using the SSLPort directive in cupsd.conf) and then do:
>
> usr/sbin/lpadmin -p rwssl4 -E -v "https://209.119.222.222:632" -m raw
>
> cheers,
>
> Seb James
>
> > See the documentation at:
> >
> >      http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/network.html
> >
> > Basically, add "?encryption=always" to the end of an IPP URI, e.g.:
> >
> >      /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p rwssl4 -E -v "ipp://209.119.222.222:631/?encryption=always
> > " -m raw
> >
> > On Apr 15, 2009, at 10:00 AM, James Chase wrote:
> >
> > > I'm trying to add a printer that uses SSL encryption. When I run
> > > this command I get the following error
> > >
> > > # /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p rwssl4 -E -v https://209.119.222.222:631 -m raw
> > >
> > > lpadmin: Bad device-uri "https://209.119.188.226:631"!
> > >
> > > How can you setup a printer for communication over SSL if not by
> > > specifying https?
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