Using Secure Sockets Layer

WebLogic Server can be configured to work with the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. SSL is the Internet standard for secure communication and provides end-to-end encryption of transmitted data.

There are two pages in the administrator console that configure SSL support. To get to these pages, expand the Servers node in the left panel and click on one of the servers executing your domain. In the right panel, click on the Configurations tab. The two SSL pages can be reached by clicking on the General or Keystores & SSL tab. The General page allows SSL to be enabled and the SSL port to be set, as shown in Figure 28.19. Enabling SSL requires an SSL port to be chosen. Enabling or disabling requires WebLogic Server to ...

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