Re: Secure server question

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11606
interpreted = N
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 my credit card info pages, when I linke to that page (through a form submission), I get the error: Unable to launch ACGI application. I have updated the WebStar/SSL suffix mapping to send .tmpl files to WebCat, is it trying to launch WebCat a second time?John -- John S. Winningham WebWright Inc. john@webwrightinc.com http://www.webwrightinc.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Secure server question (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. Re: Secure server question (John S. Winningham 1997)
  3. Re: Secure server question (Todd Mathews 1997)
  4. Re: Secure server question (Bob Minor 1997)
  5. Re: Secure server question (Todd Mathews 1997)
  6. Re: Secure server question (Bob Minor 1997)
  7. Re: Secure server question (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  8. Re: Secure server question (Bob Minor 1997)
  9. Re: Secure server question (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  10. Secure server question (John S. Winningham 1997)
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 my credit card info pages, when I linke to that page (through a form submission), I get the error: Unable to launch ACGI application. I have updated the WebStar/SSL suffix mapping to send .tmpl files to WebCat, is it trying to launch WebCat a second time?John -- John S. Winningham WebWright Inc. john@webwrightinc.com http://www.webwrightinc.com/ John S. Winningham

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