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SSL Help Please!

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:17 pm
by paqman
I've been looking all over the forums and google for some time now and I can't figure out what I need to know about SSL Certificates. I understand that the server is set to automatically access a port when a visitor is accessing the https:// of my site and that it automatically encrypts and decrypts the sent information. My question is: do I need to modify my code at all? Will all transmitted data be safe, or do I have to add specific encryption functions? For example - to submit information to a database. thanks!

Re: SSL Help Please!

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:56 pm
by Christopher
If you server is already configured with SSL then all you need to do is specify "https://" in the URLs in you HTML. Have you tried it? Does your browser show the page is secure when you do?

Re: SSL Help Please!

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:57 pm
by Kieran Huggins
SSL is handled by apache - you shouldn't need to modify your code at all. As for certificates, I have no idea how to use them. They need to be installed on your webserver per domain, I think I followed a tutorial once somewhere to generate one.

Re: SSL Help Please!

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:59 pm
by paqman
Yes, the locked image appears. I just wanted to know if I had to make any changes to my code - apparently not! Thanks!

Re: SSL Help Please!

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:43 am
by hannnndy
using only https:// uses the ssl

i meant we should not use any ssl code ?for example openSLL functions in order to process the publick and private keys?