If you have installed the Enterprise Server using the 'all in one' package from our website you can enable SSL/HTTPS settings in the Control Panel.

• Access the Enterprise Server 'Control Panel'
• Select 'Settings'
• Click 'Apache Server SSL Configuration' 

SSL Details

To enable SSL please follow the instructions below:

• Select the 'SSL Details' tab
• Select 'Enable SSL Server support' checkbox
• Type in your selected port (the default HTTPS port is 443) 

Certificate Options 

There are 2 methods to add your own certificates, please follow the instructions below: 

• Select the 'Certificate Options' tab

Upload certificate 

If you have already purchased your SSL certificate:

• Click 'Upload certificate'
• Simply copy the supplied server.key and server.crt files into the corresponding boxes

Create new certificate (self-signed)

If you do not already have a certificate file, a self-generated certificate can be generated for test purposes:

• Click 'Create new certificate'
• Enter the appropriate details into the form

Redirect Options

If you wish to force HTTPS usage:

• Select the 'Redirect Options' tab
• Tick the 'Force HTTPS usage' checkbox

Manual Configuration

If you have installed the Enterprise Server 'standalone' package and manually configured Apache, follow the instructions below:

Certificates

If you have already purchased your SSL certificate, simply copy the supplied server.key and server.crt files into the folder Program Files\DESlock+ HTTP\conf\ 

Self Signed Certificates 

If you do not already have a certificate file, a self-generated certificate can be generated for test purposes using the openssl tool following the steps below: 

• Open an elevated command prompt.
• Navigate to Program Files\DESlock+ HTTP\bin (ProgramFiles (x86)) on 64bit
• platforms).
• Enter the command “openssl req -config ..\conf\openssl.cnf -new -out server.csr”
• You will be required to enter and verify the entry of a passphrase. All other requests can be left as default by pressing enter with the exception of Common Name which MUST match the name of the webserver address hosting the certificate.
• Enter the command “openssl rsa -in privkey.pem -out server.key”
• Enter the passphrase you specified previously. If successful the command should return the text ‘writing RSA key’.
• Enter the command “del .rnd”
• Enter the command “openssl x509 -in server.csr -out server.crt -req -signkey server.key -days 365”. Note: this sets the certificate to last 365 days.
• Enter the command “move server.key ..\conf\”
• Enter the command “move server.crt ..\conf\” 

Applying the certificate

With either a purchased or test certificate type perform the following steps: 

• As a security measure, be sure to change the file permissions on the certificate files so that they are read-only and only administrator users can access them.
• Open the file Program Files\DESlock+ HTTP\conf\httpd.conf (ProgramFiles (x86) on 64bit platforms).
• Find the line #LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so, remove the #symbol from the line.
• Find the line #Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf, remove the # symbol from the line.
• At the end of the httpd.conf file add these lines (this will redirect attempts to access using http to the https address instead):

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so 

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off

RewriteRule ^/dlpes(|/.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=302,L] 

• Save the updated httpd.conf file. 

On 64 bit operating systems the following modification is required:

• You need to update the ssl configuration with the short path to the logs folder.  You can find the short path filenames using the DIR /X command.  The example below is of a default Windows 7 x64 system using the ES preinstall.
• Open \Program Files (x86)\DESlock+ HTTP\conf\extra\httpd-ssl.conf in notepad
• Find the SSLSessionCache value and change as below commenting out the existing SSLSessionCache and applying the new path (highlighted below) then save the change: 

#   Inter-Process Session Cache:

#   Configure the SSL Session Cache: First the mechanism

#   to use and second the expiring timeout (in seconds).

#SSLSessionCache         "dbm:C:/Program Files (x86)/DESlock+ HTTP/logs/ssl_scache"

#SSLSessionCache        "shmcb:C:/Program Files (x86)/DESlock+ HTTP/logs/ssl_scache(512000)"

SSLSessionCache        "shmcb:C:/Progra\~2/DESloc\~1/logs/ssl_scache(512000)"

SSLSessionCacheTimeout  300

On all operating systems:

• Restart the DESlockHTTP service within the services control panel.

Note: If access to the server is from external machines you will need to open port 443 on firewalls for external connections.

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