Setting Up Web Application to Work via HTTPS

To improve security, web application work can be set up by HTTPS protocol supporting encryption. To set up it, execute the following steps:

1. Get a trusted certificate that will be used for encryption.

2. Install the obtained certificate to trusted certification centers, to do it:

1. Open management console (WIN+R) by running the mmc command.

2. Add a snap-in to certificates for credential of the local computer (File > Add or remove snap-in).

3. Import the obtained certificate to the Trusted Root Certification Centers > Certificates folder:
   

3. Start IIS services manager, at the start page open server certificates:
   

4. Import the obtained certificate, as the certificate store select Web Hosting:
   

5. In the connection tree, in the sites section, select the required site, open the list of bindings. Add a binding for the HTTPS protocol, as SSL certificate select the added certificate:
   

6. In the PP.xml file containing application settings, specify path to BI server via HTTPS protocol and specifying DNS name of the web server:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
   
   <pp>
   
       <service url="https://server.sample.com/fpBI_App_v9.2x64/axis2/services/PP.SOM.Som" />
   
   
       <metabase id="fpRepository"/>
   
   
   </pp>

7. Restart Internet Information Server.

8. Open web application specifying HTTPS protocol: https://server.sample.com/fp_App_v9.2/app/welcome.html.

See also:

Web Application Settings | Opening Web Application