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Azure CDN for cloud services requests redirected to <myapp> .cloudapp.net instead of my custom hostname binding

As mentioned in the title above, I have a cloud service with a web browser that launches the web application www.myappname.com. I took all the necessary steps to enable CDN content maintenance from my application using the URL rewrite module in IIS. This works fine, but:

  • Requests coming from the CDN are redirected to .cloudapp.net instead of my custom hostname binding. I cannot find places to change this in my configuration. When I create a new CDN endpoint, my settings for installing ORIGIN DOMAIN are limited to my cloud service endpoints.
  • Say I got a custom domain name for the CDN endpoint of my cloud service (e.g. static.appnamecdn.com). What happens when I make a request using https? I do not see a place to register the ssl certificate static.appnamecdn.com. Isn't it required?
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From the help icon on the CDN Endpoint Creation screen (Azure Management Portal), I got the answer to the second point above:

If you decide to enable HTTPS for your CDN endpoint, keep the following points in mind:

  • You must use the certificate provided by the CDN. Third-party certificates are not supported.
  • You must use the CDN domain to access the content. HTTPS support is not available for user domain names (CNAMEs) because CDNs do not currently support user certificates.
  • HTTPS only from CDN to client. CDN requests to the content provider (storage account or hosting service) are still made using HTTP.
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As for your first question, I don’t think it is possible ... Azure CDN, unfortunately, is somewhat limited in its options.

As for the second, as was said in another answer, it is impossible to use HTTPS with a custom domain name: /

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