PLEASE REMOVE ME FROM YOUR MAILING LIST. I DO NOT KNOW YOU. THANK YOU... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve D George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 7:48 AM Subject: Config of SSL and viewing on Pocket PC?
> Hi, this question may be more related to viewing pages with Pocket Internet > Explorer on the Pocket PC but maybe someone can help anyway. > > I have set up a web app on Tomcat 4.0. I have configured SSL by generating > my own certificate. I've done this according to the SSL How to > documentation. Then, within my web.xml I've defined that my web app should > all be served over HTTPS (CONFIDENTIAL) and that it should use BASIC > authentication. > > When I view my web app from a PC browser, I get the little 'Security Alert' > window telling me that the server certificate is not recognised (because I > generated it myself) and asking if I want to proceed. I say 'yes' and I get > the little userid/password window. When I enter these using a combination > that exists in my realm, I get access to the site and it works fine. > > But, if I then try to access the site using IE on my Pocket PC, the IE logo > just spins continuously and then I get a message saying that the page > cannot be found. I think this is happening at the point where Tomcat is > presenting the public key to the browser because I don't get a window > popping up saying that the certificate is not recognised in the way that I > do with the PC browser. > > I've done a bit of sniffing around and apparently Pocket IE only supports > 512 bit RSA keys. I believe that by default, the keytool certificate > generation tool uses 1024 bits. Therefore, I applied a high encryption > update to Pocket IE that allows it to handle 1024 bit keys and more but > still I get the spinning logo and nothing happening. > > So, really I'm wondering if anyone has managed to set up a secure site on > Tomcat and then view it with Pocket IE? > > Any help much appreciated. > > Cheers, > > Steve. > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
