On Fri, 12 May 2000, Mary Christie Generalao wrote:
> Once the ssl is enabled, will the site be accessed through url
> https://... instead of http? or if not, is https an entirely another
> method of securing web transactions? also, i did not see a part there
> that pertains to certificates... does that mean i can maintain a secure
> website without necessarily having a certificate?
Christie,
https:// is actually just http using port 413. All traffic through
that port is encrypted, hence, it is "secure". You will need to
generate/create a site certificate for sessions with your webserver to be
secure. Otherwise, access to your webserver will fall back to non-secure
mode or will fail completely.
eric
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