Re: Secure server question
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11606
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texte = Grant Hulbert wrote:> > >First, do I have to run Configure WebStar again for SSL?> > Yes. WebSTAR SSL is a completely different program, so it needs its configuration set.> > >Second, what's the best way to set up the servers on one machine to work> >best with WebCatalog?> > * Run both WebSTAR and WebSTAR-SSL in exactly the same folder, so you don't have to worry about URLs being different when you switch over to secure mode.> > * Use WebCatalog CGI, not plugin (until we get a workaround that solves the unsynchronized database problem).> > * Keep WebSTAR-SSL in the background so your non-SSL version runs fastest> > * Keep users on the non-SSL for as long as possible for speed reasons. That means don't ask sensitive information (credit card numbers) until the very last.> > * Use http[SecureBrowser]s[/SecureBrowser]://xxx/xxx on your credit card info page so that visitors get switched over to https: only if their browser supports it.> > * On the final ThankYou page, put a link that leads back to http: (non-secure) so visitors don't continue to browse your site in slow SSL mode.> > I hope this helps.> Grant,Thanks for the info, but I have one problem. After switching over mycredit card info pages, when I linke to that page (through a formsubmission), I get the error: Unable to launch ACGI application. I haveupdated the WebStar/SSL suffix mapping to send .tmpl files to WebCat, isit trying to launch WebCat a second time?John -- John S. WinninghamWebWright Inc.john@webwrightinc.comhttp://www.webwrightinc.com/
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Grant Hulbert wrote:> > >First, do I have to run Configure WebStar again for SSL?> > Yes. WebSTAR SSL is a completely different program, so it needs its configuration set.> > >Second, what's the best way to set up the servers on one machine to work> >best with WebCatalog?> > * Run both WebSTAR and WebSTAR-SSL in exactly the same folder, so you don't have to worry about URLs being different when you switch over to secure mode.> > * Use WebCatalog CGI, not plugin (until we get a workaround that solves the unsynchronized database problem).> > * Keep WebSTAR-SSL in the background so your non-SSL version runs fastest> > * Keep users on the non-SSL for as long as possible for speed reasons. That means don't ask sensitive information (credit card numbers) until the very last.> > * Use http[SecureBrowser]s[/SecureBrowser]://xxx/xxx on your credit card info page so that visitors get switched over to https: only if their browser supports it.> > * On the final ThankYou page, put a link that leads back to http: (non-secure) so visitors don't continue to browse your site in slow SSL mode.> > I hope this helps.> Grant,Thanks for the info, but I have one problem. After switching over mycredit card info pages, when I linke to that page (through a formsubmission), I get the error: Unable to launch ACGI application. I haveupdated the WebStar/SSL suffix mapping to send .tmpl files to WebCat, isit trying to launch WebCat a second time?John -- John S. WinninghamWebWright Inc.john@webwrightinc.comhttp://www.webwrightinc.com/
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