We have our webserver and app server on two separate physical machines but on the same LAN sub-net. But the information has to be in encrypted form so that the information is not in a readable form even to the system/network administrators who are maintaining the machines.
-----Original Message----- From: Rick Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:45 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Stable tomcat + apache + mod_j2 + ssl Are you sure that you need to encrypt traffic between Apache and Tomcat? That is an unusual requirement, because usually both tomcat and Apache are running on the same computer or at least running in the same LAN sub-net. Ramanan Ramadoss wrote: > Thanks for your reply. > > We need to implement end to end encryption. I do not have an option with > respect to the OS. I have Windows 2000 as our OS for both the webserver and > app server. Due to end to end encryption, we have to secure the > communication between the webserver and app server. > > I have heard about mod_ssl but have not used it. Would that be an option to > secure the communication between apache and tomcat. Your opinion is highly > appreciated. > > --Ramanan > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:17 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Stable tomcat + apache + mod_j2 + ssl > > > > Apache 2.0.47 > Tomcat 4.1.24 > > There isn't an SSL version of either the mod_jk or jk2 connector. Since > JK and JK2 don't ever communicate with a client, there's really no need. > You might be able to setup a tunnel using stunnel or similar, but on > Windows that will be problematic. > > Apache binary: http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi > > Tomcat binary: http://jakarta.apache.org/site/binindex.cgi > > Connectors: http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat-connectors/ > > Connector FAQ: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/faq/connectors.html > > John > > Ramanan Ramadoss wrote: > > >>Dear friends, >> I am a newbie and have to set up a secure enviroment between tomcat > > and > >>apache. >> >> Can someone tell me which is the stable production ssl version of >>tomcat and apache? Is there a ssl version of mod_jk or mod_j2 connector? > > If > >>no which connector should we use? Where can I get a built version of the >>webserver, app server and the connectors that work with each other for a >>windows 2000 environment. >>Thanks >>Ramanan >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ******************************************* * Rick Roberts * * Advanced Information Technologies, Inc. * ******************************************* --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
