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> Hi All.
> I know this has been discussed ad nauseum, but I do need some
> clarification conceptually.
> By the time the web-server applet calls a servlet in Tomcat, the http
> request has already gone pass the firewall.
> Ideally, I would like to see anything between the web-server and the
> browser encoded in SSL.
> So my questions are :
> (1) Is there a need for openSSL between Tomcat and web-server ?

No, for the simple reason that none of the current Ajp connectors speak SSL.
AFAIK, the same is true of Warp.

> (2) If I implement openSSL between web-server and browser, how will this
> affect Tomcat downstream, if at all ?

Not at all (unless your servlets do otherwise).






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