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Chapter 2 Machine Management and Domain Configuration : Enabling HTTPS for a Domain

Enabling HTTPS for a Domain
Use this procedure to enable HTTPS for an administration domain that produces the following changes in behavior:
This procedure does not enable secure communications between Hawk agents, which includes server actions like deploying, starting, and stopping applications. To secure communications between Hawk agents, use TIBCO Enterprise Message Service with SSL connections.
Self-signed certificates and certificates signed by a certificate authority (third-party certificates) are supported.
To Enable HTTPS Using the GUI
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Under Category, select Domain Configuration, then select Enable HTTPS.
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Click Next and in the screen that appears, select an administration domain.
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Click Finish to end the session.
To Enable HTTPS Using the Command Line Utility
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Copy the following file to your working directory: TRA_HOME\template\domainutility\cmdline\EnableHttpsConf.xml
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Open EnableHttpsConf.xmlin a text editor.
After changing the parameters, save the file and exit the text editor.
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   domainutilitycmd -cmdFile
   working-dir-path\EnableHttpsConf.xml
HTTPS Fields
 
You will be prompted to provide information required by the signing authority. Domain Utility then generates a .csr file and a .p8 file located in TIBCO_HOME/administrator/domain/domain_name/SSL. The .csr file contains your certificate sign request and the .p8 file contains your private key. You send the .csr file to a Certificate Authority such as Entrust. The Certificate Authority returns a certificate and a CA chain certificate.
Certificate Signing Request Fields
 

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