Allow insecure networks for Delphi Edge Browser component-CodePudding

I am using Edge browser component of Delphi 11.1 in order to automate a navigation process. The problem is that at the start of the navigation process I get the Message "Your connection isn't private" & the whole process stops until I press the button "Advanced" & the button "Continue to 1xx.xx.xx.xx (unsafe)"!

I have to mention that when I navigate to this intranet site via Windows Edge Browser I do not get that Message since I have uploaded the certificate of this site & I have also added it to the exceptions of Edge browser.

I think that I have to set it somehow the "InsecurePrivateNetworkRequestsAllowed" property to true but I cannot find the way or to upload somehow the certificate to Delphi's Edge browser component.

Any Ideas? Thank you.

CodePudding user response：

Insecure connection warning can be bypassed by clicking on the Proceed link.

Below there is a code sample:

procedure TForm1.EdgeBrowserNavigationCompleted(Sender: TCustomEdgeBrowser;
  IsSuccess: Boolean; WebErrorStatus: TOleEnum);
resourcestring
  scProceed =
    'function run() { '  
    '  var e = document.getElementById("proceed-link"); '  
    '  if (e) e.click(); '  
    '} run();';
begin
  if not IsSuccess and (WebErrorStatus = COREWEBVIEW2_WEB_ERROR_STATUS_CERTIFICATE_IS_INVALID) then
    EdgeBrowser.ExecuteScript(scProceed);
end;

Another way is to control the WebView2 behaviour using CoreWebView2EnvironmentOptions.AdditionalBrowserArguments. Some of arguments are documented here.

Currently, Delphi 11.1 does not allow you to manage them using some component/interface, but such options could be set using WEBVIEW2_ADDITIONAL_BROWSER_ARGUMENTS environement varialble before WebView initialization:

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  SetEnvironmentVariable('WEBVIEW2_ADDITIONAL_BROWSER_ARGUMENTS',
    '--ignore-certificate-errors');
  EdgeBrowser.CreateWebView;
end;

Note, this option could be removed in future because of security concerns and sporadic debates on it.