Configuring Security Globally - Netscape ENTREPRISE SERVER 6.1 - 08-2002 ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

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For the Server Manager, click Apply, and then Restart for changes to take
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effect.
NOTE
When you apply changes after turning on security for a connection
group, the
security on, and all virtual servers associated with the connection
group are automatically assigned the default security parameters.
Once you have enabled SSL on a server, its URLs use
that point to documents on an SSL-enabled server have this format:
https://servername[.domain.dom][:port]/
For example:
https://admin.example.com:443/
If you use the default secure HTTP port number (443), you don't have to specify the
port number in the URL.

Configuring Security Globally

Installing an SSL-enabled server creates directive entries in the
(the server's main configuration file) for global security parameters. Security must
be set to 'on' for virtual server security settings to work. SSL properties for virtual
servers can be found on a per-server basis in the
file.
server.xml
To set values for your SSL configuration file directives, perform the following
steps:
Access the Server Manager and select the server instance of the virtual server
1.
from the drop-down list.
Select the Preferences tab, if not already selected.
2.
Choose the Edit Listen Sockets link.
3.
Turn Security On for the listen socket you will set values for, if it isn't already
4.
on.
Click OK.
5.
Go to the Magnus Editor link.
6.
Select SSL Settings from the drop-down list and click Manage.
7.
file is automatically modified to show
magnus.conf
Chapter 5
Setting Security Preferences
instead of
https
magnus.conf
element of the
SSLPARAMS
Securing Your Enterprise Server
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http
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