<snip> <cfhttp url="https://username:password@my.server.com/summat.php?para=sth¶two =sthels" method="GET" > But I'm getting only "Connection Failure" in cfhttp.filecontent. The url resolves fine in a browser, and has content. </snip> Are you using CF 6.1? There was a lot of issues with CFHTTP over HTTPS before then... But it is resolved in 6.1 Adrian Gonzales Jr. Creative Director Clear Span Media 713.310.7990 clearspanmedia.com