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ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 119
Chapter 5
Configuring for SSL
Topics in this section
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
1. Generate a Certificate Request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
2. Submit a Certificate Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
3. Install the Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
4. Configure ETV Resources for SSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overview
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) provides endpoint authentication and communications privacy
over the Internet using cryptography. Whenever there is a concern regarding confidentially
and integrity of management data being sent between ETV Portal Server and external clients,
the ETV Portal Server should be configured with a digital X.509 certificate to enable SSL
encryption. When SSL encryption is enabled, the Portal Server encrypts either all pages in the
Portal Server Admin and client applications (see Configuring Hardened SSL
) or all of the
Portal Server Admin pages but only the Portal Server client login page (see Configuring
Non-Hardened SSL).
It is important to note that only the management data (for example user requests or
configuration data) is encrypted. The actual video streams are never encrypted. When SSL is
enabled, the following elements can be encrypted:
• MCS Admin Console – All MCS Admin Console pages can be encrypted to protect
management information and other sensitive data.
• MCS User Portal – All Portal Server client pages can be encrypted (hardened SSL) or
only the login page can be encrypted (non-hardened SSL).
• LDAP Server – If using LDAP authentication, communications between the Portal
Server and the LDAP Server can be encrypted by enabling encryption on the LDAP
server.
• VOD-W Server – Communication between the Portal Server and a VOD-W server can
be encrypted by enabling SSL on the VOD-W server. See "Secure Communication" in
the VOD-W Server Release Notes.
By convention, URLs that require an SSL connection start with
https instead of http. The
steps briefly listed here, and explained in detail on the following pages, explain how to set up
and use SSL on the Portal Server.
T To set up SSL for client access to the ETV Portal Server
1. Generate a Certificate Request.
2. Submit a Certificate Request.
3. Install the Certificate on the ETV Portal Server.
4. Configure ETV Resources for SSL.