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by X-Cubed 5325 days ago
They're possibly just reusing their existing HTTP request libraries for creating the request. But bear in mind that with an HTTPS connection, once the secure session has been established you can send anything you like over it. There's nothing to enforce strict HTTP over an HTTPS connection.

That's how tools like Corkscrew can tunnel SSH (and practically any other TCP-based protocol) over an HTTPS connection.