Why am I getting an SSL error with EZproxy when being redirected

Symptom

• The Browser gives a Name Validation SSL warning and the EZproxy URL is written similar to https://www.somedb.com.ezproxy.institution.com. The scheme has been changed to HTTPS, but the dashes have not replaced the dots in the correct place.

Applies to

• EZproxy 

Resolution

Update the target portion of the links to https:// from http:// .

Additional information

The links going into the site are using an HTTP scheme on the target portions of the links and the site is redirecting the connection to HTTPS and it is breaking as a result of the redirect. If the redirect is removed, the URL gets written with dashes and the Warning does not occur.

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