Re: SSL and reg web*L and reg web*

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1997

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texte = Hi guys.Have you heard anything regarding SSL? (Apologies in advance if youhave, as I'm switching from the Digest version to the Regular list inorder to better keep up with the WebCatalog list.)If not, Grant provided this info a couple of months ago (on this list, Ithink):>First, do I have to run Configure WebStar again for SSL?Yes. WebSTAR SSL is a completely different program, so it needs itconfiguration set.>Second, what's 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 youdon't have to worry about URLs being different when you switch over tosecure mode.* Use WebCatalog CGI, not pluin (unitl we get a workaround that solvesthe unsynchronized database problem).* Keep WebSTAR-SSL in the background so your non-SSL version runsfastest* Keep users on the non-SSL as long as possible for speed reasons. Thatmeans don't ask sensitive information (credit card numbers) until thevery last.* Use http[secureBrowser]s[/secureBrowser]://xxx/xxx on your credit cardinfo page so that visitors get switched over to https: only if theirbrowser 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 SSLmode.Let me know how it goes! I'll be attempting the above, adding a showif to provide shoppers a message indicating which page (secure orunsecure) they've arrived at, and to encourage the unsecure shoppersto use a fax number if they are cautious. Regards,Dale Stokdykdstokdyk@dvs.mv.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: SSL and reg web*L and reg web* (Dale Stokdyk 1997)

Hi guys.Have you heard anything regarding SSL? (Apologies in advance if youhave, as I'm switching from the Digest version to the Regular list inorder to better keep up with the WebCatalog list.)If not, Grant provided this info a couple of months ago (on this list, Ithink):>First, do I have to run Configure WebStar again for SSL?Yes. WebSTAR SSL is a completely different program, so it needs itconfiguration set.>Second, what's 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 youdon't have to worry about URLs being different when you switch over tosecure mode.* Use WebCatalog CGI, not pluin (unitl we get a workaround that solvesthe unsynchronized database problem).* Keep WebSTAR-SSL in the background so your non-SSL version runsfastest* Keep users on the non-SSL as long as possible for speed reasons. Thatmeans don't ask sensitive information (credit card numbers) until thevery last.* Use http[secureBrowser]s[/secureBrowser]://xxx/xxx on your credit cardinfo page so that visitors get switched over to https: only if theirbrowser 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 SSLmode.Let me know how it goes! I'll be attempting the above, adding a showif to provide shoppers a message indicating which page (secure orunsecure) they've arrived at, and to encourage the unsecure shoppersto use a fax number if they are cautious. Regards,Dale Stokdykdstokdyk@dvs.mv.com Dale Stokdyk

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