Encrypting FH Web Sessions
All application data is handled by the FH Web Application Publishing Service, which runs on port 491.
This data needs to be encrypted using the FH Web Connection Manager.
Follow the direction below to enable encryption:
1. On the web server, open the FH Web Edition Connection Manager.
2. Select Tools > Server Options.
3. Click the "Security" tab.
4. Under "Connections" set the Transport to "TCP", the port should remain at 491, and set Encryption to "56bit DES".
5. Click "OK" and this will save the changes.
If you decide to use SSL, we can optionally create a high encryption license which will allow for increased encryption. The options are 128-bit RC4, 168-bit DES and 256-bit AES. SSL Encryptrion requires a secure certificate, which can be purchased from any Certificate Authority. Please make sure you follow your CA's instructions for creating an Apache mod_ssl Package. This is also covered in the Administrators Guide on page 20.
In regards to HTTPS://, the departments who have attempted to use HTTPS have encountered issues (The account credentials are securely encrypted during logon regardless of the encryption used). The client/server encryption takes place via the steps listed above, and this is the main concern for clients.