Applies to
Version 3.00 or above
Topic
SSL Encryption
Prerequisites
You must have good
knowledge system administrator knowledge on Windows 2000 or 2003 Server
See also
None
Article
Being a web application the 3f Software
Planner sends information to and receives
information from the client computer in
'plain text'. It is very easy for a hacker
to 'spoof' information being send forth
and back over the Internet unless the
information is encrypted.
Depending on your particular situation you
may want to create a SSL certificate and
apply that on the "iplan" folder of the 3f
Software Planner. You have two options:
a) You can purchase a signed certificate
from companies like godaddy.com or
verisign and install that on your server.
b) You can create your won self-signed
certificate and install it on your server.
If you choose the latter you data will be
just as well protected as if you purchase
a certificate. The different is that
you'll be shown a warning message box that
identity of the certificate cannot be
verified. It may look intimidating at
first, but the data are just as well
encrypted as with the a signed
certificate.
The 3f Software Planner was designed to by
used both with and without 128-bit SSL
encryption. Once you have install the
certificate (signed or self signed) you
can access the 3f Software Planner as
follows:
Secure (SSL)
https://I.P.Address.of.your.server/iplan/
(Where you substitute
I.P.Address.of.you.server with the
server's I.P. address)
Non secure
http://I.P.Address.of.your.server/iplan/
(Where you substitute
I.P.Address.of.you.server with the
server's I.P. address)
Note: The above addresses are
examples from a standard installation. You
may have a special installation that
requires you to use, for instance, a
different port hence the url would look
different. Consult your system
administrator for help on this if you
experience problems.
Keyword
SSL, 128, encryption, certificate,
security
