Internet Explorer Trusted Sites - CLIC://

Question

Hello Microsoft Community,

I am running into an issue where an application is trying to run communications over the CLIC protocol.
Example: clic://logger/?msg=2022-12-19%200%3A27% . . .

The msg string is based on server clock, therefore each time the application is run it makes a new request for trusted site list. The clic://logger/ or clic://** are both classified as invalid wildcards. Using ://logger/ does not resolve the issue either, for the application still requests for trusted access.

If anyone has a good recommendation or work-around, this would be greatly appreciated. (Without compromising the Enhanced Security Configuration would be preferrable)

OS: Windows Server 2022
Version: 21H2 (OS Build 20348.1249)

Answer 1

Hi,

I'd be happy to help you out with your question. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

This could be due to a misconfiguration in the application or a limitation of the protocol itself. To fix it Microsoft also offers guidance on troubleshooting failed requests using tracing in IIS 7, which can help identify issues with HTTP requests and responses. Which you can access here :- "Troubleshooting Failed Requests Using Tracing in IIS 7" -> https://learn.microsoft.com/iis/troubleshoot/using-failed-request-tracing/troubleshooting-failed-requests-using-tracing-in-iis

The clic protocol is not a standard protocol and is likely specific to the application you are using. It's possible that the application is using this protocol to communicate with other parts of itself or with other applications on your system.

To handle this type of URL scheme, you may need to register a custom URL handler in your operating system. This will allow your system to recognize the clic protocol and launch the appropriate application when a URL with that scheme is clicked.

The exact steps for registering a custom URL handler depend on your operating system.

• Registering an Application to a URL Protocol (Windows)

Once you have registered the custom URL handler, clicking on URLs with the clic protocol should launch the appropriate application or trigger the appropriate action within your existing application.

If you have any other questions or need assistance with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm here to help.

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