Configuring the WebSphere Application Server web container
Configure the WebSphere® Application Server web container when an SSL accelerator, proxy or Load Balancer is used in front of an IBM® Sametime® Proxy Server.
About this task
When an SSL accelerator,
proxy, or Load Balancer is used in front of an IBM Sametime Proxy
Server to offload SSL processing, users may observe one or more of
the following conditions:
- The browser is redirected from an HTTPS page to an HTTP page and back to an HTTPS page
- Links on the page are generated using http:// instead of https://
- The browser displays a warning to users that they are being redirected to an unsecure page
Update the SSL accelerator or Load Balancer handling the
SSL connection as well as the WebSphere Application
Server configuration. The administrator of the SSL accelerator, proxy,
or Load Balancer determines the name of the field that is added to
the HTTP header. The WebSphere Application
Server checks the name of the field added to the HTTP header to confirm
that it matches the httpsIndicatorHeader
value.