> DSpace REST requires SSL, because the client could send the auth-token to any 
> request

I'd add to that that not only tokens get sent via the connection, but
also passwords. Password authentication is currently the only
authentication method supported by dspace-rest.

> What did you do to configure just REST running as SSL?

Here's how you can configure a HTTPS connector in Tomcat:
https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.0-doc/ssl-howto.html

Alternatively, if you prefer setting up HTTPS in Apache HTTPD, you can
use mod_proxy_ajp to connect Tomcat with HTTPD:
https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Running+DSpace+on+Standard+Ports

If you're going to only run REST via HTTPS, it's fine to use
self-signed certificates. Otherwise I'd recommend you get a
certificate from a certificate authority. Let's encrypt is a free one
that just launched:
https://letsencrypt.org/


Regards,
~~helix84

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