Progress
Version 9
Product Update Bulletin
Connecting using HTTPS
The HTTPS protocol specifies that Progress use HTTPS to connect the client to the AppServer indirectly, through a Web server running the Secure AppServer Internet Adapter. HTTPS works like HTTP; in addition, it encrypts all communications between the client and AppServer using the Internet Secure Socket Layer (SSL).
This is the AppServer URL syntax for the HTTPS protocol:
The option descriptions are the same as for the HTTP (see the "Connecting using HTTP" section).
During the connection process, if OpenEdge determines that the client application is attempting to connect to a secure Web server using HTTP and the
httpsEnabled
property is enabled, the protocol is converted automatically to HTTPS.Note: Converting the connection to HTTPS requires that the client be redirected to the port on which the Web server is listening for HTTPS connections. This port is specified using thesecurePort
property for an AIA/S instance. For more information, see the "Using the AppServer Internet Adapter With HTTPS" and "Administering and Configuring an AppServer Internet Adapter" sections.The
httpsEnabled
property indicates whether the connections from AppServer clients should be restricted to those that connect using HTTPS tunneling. It can be set to0
(HTTPS tunneling is off, no encryption) or1
(HTTPS tunneling is on, as long as the license indicates that AIA/S with encryption is installed). If httpsEnabled is set to1
but the license indicates that AIA/S without encryption is installed, this property is ignored. The default is1
.Note: To use HTTPS, the client must have a digital certificate available that validates its access to the Web server. For information on how OpenEdge supports digital certificates for Progress 4GL applications, see the "Using the AppServer Internet Adapter With HTTPS" section. For information on how to manage digital certificates for Java and ActiveX Open Clients, see the Progress Open Client Developer’s Guide .
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