How to change JSON POST request to handle HTTPS - json

Question

Below is my login function. It's a JSON POST request and before, when the URL was http, it worked flawlessly. I attached a JSON filled with the username/password of the user. Today we added a SSL Certificate and after switching the URL to https, it produced this error:
NSURLConnection/CFURLConnection HTTP load failed (kCFStreamErrorDomainSSL, -9843)
I'm not really sure what's going on. I typed that error into google and didn't get any where. I appreciate any help, thank you!
func login(params : Dictionary<String, String>, url : String, postCompleted : (succeeded: Bool, msg: String) -> ()) {
var request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: NSURL(string: url)!)
var session = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
request.HTTPMethod = "POST"
var err: NSError?
request.HTTPBody = NSJSONSerialization.dataWithJSONObject(params, options: nil, error: &err)
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept")
var task = session.dataTaskWithRequest(request, completionHandler: {data, response, error -> Void in
if response != nil {
if response.isKindOfClass(NSHTTPURLResponse) {
httpResponse = response as NSHTTPURLResponse
if let authorizationID = httpResponse.allHeaderFields["Authorization"] as String! {
Locksmith.saveData(["id":authorizationID], forUserAccount: currentUser, inService: "setUpAuthorizationId")
}
else {
println("Failed")
}
}
}
var err: NSError?
var json = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data, options: .MutableLeaves, error: &err) as? NSDictionary
// Did the JSONObjectWithData constructor return an error? If so, log the error to the console
if(err != nil) {
println(err!.localizedDescription)
let jsonStr = NSString(data: data, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
println("Error could not parse JSON: '\(jsonStr!)'")
postCompleted(succeeded: false, msg: "Error")
}
else {
// The JSONObjectWithData constructor didn't return an error. But, we should still
// check and make sure that json has a value using optional binding.
if let parseJSON = json {
// Okay, the parsedJSON is here, let's get the value for 'success' out of it
if let status = parseJSON["status"] as? String {
if let extractData = parseJSON["data"] as? NSDictionary {
let extractUserId:Int = extractData["id"] as Int
userId = extractUserId
}
if status == "success" {
postCompleted(succeeded: true, msg: "Logged in.")
} else {
let failMessage = parseJSON["message"] as? String
postCompleted(succeeded: false, msg: failMessage!)
}
}
return
}
else {
// Woa, okay the json object was nil, something went worng. Maybe the server isn't running?
let jsonStr = NSString(data: data, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
println("Error could not parse JSON: \(jsonStr)")
postCompleted(succeeded: false, msg: "Error")
}
}
})
task.resume()
}

Answer 1

Using This awesome article I was able to fix my problem. All I needed to do was add:
NSObject, NSURLSessionDelegate, NSURLSessionTaskDelegate
after my class name, and then add these two delegates:
func URLSession(session: NSURLSession,
didReceiveChallenge challenge:
NSURLAuthenticationChallenge,
completionHandler:
(NSURLSessionAuthChallengeDisposition,
NSURLCredential!) -> Void) {
completionHandler(
NSURLSessionAuthChallengeDisposition.UseCredential,
NSURLCredential(forTrust:
challenge.protectionSpace.serverTrust))
}
func URLSession(session: NSURLSession, task: NSURLSessionTask, willPerformHTTPRedirection response: NSHTTPURLResponse, newRequest request: NSURLRequest, completionHandler: (NSURLRequest!) -> Void) {
var newRequest : NSURLRequest? = request
println(newRequest?.description);
completionHandler(newRequest)
}
after that in my actual request I just needed to change:
var session = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
to:
var configuration = NSURLSessionConfiguration.defaultSessionConfiguration()
var session = NSURLSession(configuration: configuration, delegate: self, delegateQueue:NSOperationQueue.mainQueue())
hope this helps someone!!