Re: http or https?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 37609
interpreted = N
texte = Mark Derrick wrote: > > This is something I've only found discussed in the archives (by Ken) way > back in '98, and I am wondering whether a neat solution has been found. > > We're trying to ensure that people access the https version of a page, > rather than the regular http version. > (this is an admin page which clients MAY type in directly, thus probably > forgetting to add the https!) > You should really be using your web server's realm security support for this, rather than relying on something the browser may not even send (referrer for example). Place all of your admin templates in a directory marked as requiring SSL at the web server level. WebCat doesn't directly support SSL because it doesn't need to; the web server softare does all of the SSL work for you.Under WebSite, for example, if you try and access a directory marked as requiring SSL using HTTP://, the server will issue a redirect to HTTPS for you. No fuss, no muss, and more importantly no programming involved.HTHJohn-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Mark Derrick wrote: > > This is something I've only found discussed in the archives (by Ken) way > back in '98, and I am wondering whether a neat solution has been found. > > We're trying to ensure that people access the https version of a page, > rather than the regular http version. > (this is an admin page which clients MAY type in directly, thus probably > forgetting to add the https!) > You should really be using your web server's realm security support for this, rather than relying on something the browser may not even send (referrer for example). Place all of your admin templates in a directory marked as requiring SSL at the web server level. WebCat doesn't directly support SSL because it doesn't need to; the web server softare does all of the SSL work for you.Under WebSite, for example, if you try and access a directory marked as requiring SSL using HTTP://, the server will issue a redirect to HTTPS for you. No fuss, no muss, and more importantly no programming involved.HTHJohn-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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