Re: Need to add an https:// host entry
From: Rob Pag? (robpage01_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/04/04
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Date: 3 Jun 2004 21:41:01 -0700
"Deb" <schmittd@ci.billings.mt.us.NOSPAM> wrote in message news:<etvw3pMSEHA.2936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> Hi,
>
> I want to add a host entry to DNS. The IP address goes to a
> https://domain.name
>
> I'm not sure how to do this. If someone can help me out or point me in the
> right direction I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
Deb:
https is used for SSL - secure encripted http access to the web
server. The DNS entry does not change as it's only used to resolve
the name of your domain. It has nothing to do with the protocal being
used (http vs https). What you need to do is install a SSL
certificate on the web server and open port 443 on the firewall. You
will need to go to a certificate authority vendor like Thawte to get
the certificate. Install the certificate on your web server and make
the appropriate changes to the firewall. They will have the
instructions on how to do that based on the type of web server you
have (IIS, Apache, etc).
Hope this helps.
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