Transferring data securely with the HTTPS protocol

As you work with OpenEdge Management, you want to ensure that data being transferred between the Web browser and the OpenEdge Management Web server is secure. You may also require the same level of security when you trend performance data if the trend database is located on a remote machine. In cases in which you are sending or receiving sensitive data, the security of the communications is essential.

You can use the HTTPS protocol for communications between the Web browser and the OpenEdge Management Web server as well as between an OpenEdge Management instance and a remote trending database.The HTTPS protocol with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encrypts data through the use of a public/private key pair and a signed certificate, thereby making sure that both the client and the server (or, as in the case of OpenEdge Management, a Web browser and the OpenEdge Management Web server) can authenticate each other's identity. If you are trending data to a remote database, you can ensure that communication between the two machines is secure.

Both Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer support SSL.


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