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please help ssl server connection : okay... i may have jumped the...

Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:00:00 +0000

Author: dazedconfused
Subject: 3670
Posted: 12 November 2003 at 8:00pm

okay... i may have jumped the gun on this.

I'm having problems. did anyone else figure out how to refer to absolute paths?

previously posted:

I think I figured it out. I'd like to provide my visitors a sense of security, too. To protect the user login (the registration page is similar) AND if you have a dedicated SSL Certificate installed,

1. create a file called ForceSSL.inc and place it in root (/). The file should contain the following EXACT text (ie, don't change anything):
<%
   If Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_PORT")=80 Then
      Dim strSecureURL
      strSecureURL = "https://"
      strSecureURL = strSecureURL & Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME")
      strSecureURL = strSecureURL & Request.ServerVariables("URL")
      Response.Redirect strSecureURL
   End If
%>

2. At the very top line (1) of .asp page you want to protect put the following line

3. Edit the "login_user.asp" file and insert absolute (not relative) paths. In version 7.51, edit lines 195, 200, and 203. These lines should NOT refer to "login_user_test.asp?TID=", but "http://www.YourSite.com/ForumPath/login_user_test.asp?TID="

This will force a connection out of https to http.

You can include the code in other pages you want to encrypt. When you redirect from them (eg a form button is clicked), just redirect to "http://www.blahblahblah.com/....). If you only redirect to a filename, by default you will usually continue to run in https.

NOTE!!
Likewise, all links (including the ones in the header will need to get changed to absolute (the search, help, register, active topics, etc) if you want a page exit to result in an exit from https. Don't forget to specify the absolute path to the "default.asp" file as well - this is referred by the root forum link on the forum login page.

God Bless!

Nick

Edited by dazedconfused

please help ssl server connection : You would have to place the entire...

Fri, 20 Jun 2003 03:50:26 +0000

Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 3670
Posted: 20 June 2003 at 3:50am

You would have to place the entire forum on your SSL space.

please help ssl server connection : I already have a SSL certificate...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003 21:34:40 +0000

Author: digitalgoods
Subject: 3670
Posted: 19 June 2003 at 9:34pm

I already have a SSL certificate on my site i need to know what pat of code in the script i need to alter so that when they click the register button it points to the SSL certificate

please help ssl server connection : Ive got a bit of experience wi...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003 16:25:53 +0000

Author: Gullanian
Subject: 3670
Posted: 19 June 2003 at 4:25pm

Ive got a bit of experience with

http://www.securehosting.com/

And I would recomend them

please help ssl server connection : ... or maybe a ChainedSSL128 bit...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003 16:12:57 +0000

Author: uffea
Subject: 3670
Posted: 19 June 2003 at 4:12pm

... or maybe a ChainedSSL 128 bit chained root SSL certificate in your case.

please help ssl server connection : You canget a 128 bit single root...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003 16:06:29 +0000

Author: uffea
Subject: 3670
Posted: 19 June 2003 at 4:06pm

You can get a 128 bit single root SSL certificate for your whole site at http://www.freessl.com/ for a good price ($35)!

please help ssl server connection : Hi all, what i need help with...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:51:38 +0000

Author: digitalgoods
Subject: 3670
Posted: 19 June 2003 at 2:51pm

Hi all,

what i need help with is this when people register on my forum at http://www.digitalgoods.net i want to use the ssl secure server (https:etc) can you tell me what part of the script i need to alter to direct then to the secure part of the site to enter there registration detales im useing web wiz forum v7.1

Thanks