Summary
This article describes how to enable SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) to secure communications to and from the InfoBurst Platform.
Prerequisites
- Installation of a valid SSL certificate in the Local Machine > Personal > Certificates store. See your Windows Server administrator for information about obtaining and installing an SSL certificate.
- Certificate domain must match fully qualified domain used to connect to InfoBurst
Enable SSL
- Select System > Configuration > SSL
- Select SSLCert then select the certificate
- Select the Save button
- Select UseSSL
- Check Yes and select the Save button
- Stop the InfoBurst service
- Open a command prompt (Run As Administrator) and change directory to the InfoBurst application root (default = C:\Program Files\InfoSol\InfoBurst)
- Enter enable_ssl
- Start the InfoBurst service
SSL is now enabled. The InfoBurst user interface URL will now require HTTPS. Any dashboards or applications that communicate with InfoBurst via REST (default = 8551) must be updated to use HTTPS.
Disable SSL
Do not delete the certificate in Windows until the following steps are executed:
- Select System > Configuration > SSL
- Select UseSSL
- Un-check Yes and select the Save button
- Stop the InfoBurst service
- Open a command prompt (Run As Administrator) and change directory to the InfoBurst application root (default = C:\Program Files\InfoSol\InfoBurst)
- Enter disable_ssl
- Start the InfoBurst service
SSL is now disabled. The InfoBurst user interface URL no longer requires HTTPS. SAP Dashboard users must disable SSL in any/all dashboard connectors.
Change SSL Certificate
- Execute the Disable SSL process described above
- Install the new SSL certificate
- Execute the Enable SSL process described above