[Xitami] SSL on xitami Pro
Jim Brown
xitami@lists.xitami.org
Fri, 14 May 2004 09:47:32 -0400
> ------------- Original message text ------------------
> Received: Friday, May 14, 2004, at 3:52 AM
> From: Pieter Hintjens <ph@imatix.com>
>
> On 11/05/04 22:35, Dave Cole wrote:
>
>> When I type the address in as follows https://mysite.com the security works
>> and the little lock icon lights up showing that I am using a secure
>> connection.
>> If I type http://mysite.com it still displays my wbsite in a non secure
>> connection.
>
> You should be running your server behind a firewalll/router for security. In
> that case, you can block off or redirect port 80, and keep port 443 (https)
> open for SSL connections.
Might not at least a workaround be to change the default port 80 to
an obscure port in the configuration if a firewall was not readily
available??
--
Jim Brown