LDAP Protocol: If you try to use LDAP over SSL , be sure to follow the additional setup instructions in the Installation and Setup Guide in Chapter 7 under the heading "How to Import the CA Certificate for SSL Connections". LDAP Referral:
These instructions show how to setup a "Self Signed" certificate and customize the Collage startup files to be able to use ssl and allow users to login via https. If you need instructions on how to install a certificate from a Certificate Authority such as Verisign, Thawte etc. see the following link for details. After installing the certificate the same customizations from a Collage standpoint illustrated in this document will pertain.
Locate the following lines: <!-- Define a non- SSL HTTP/1.0 Test Connector on port 8082 --> <Connector className="org.apache.catalina.connector.http10.HttpConnector"
1.10 Security (DEF127219) SSL is not always used with LDAP, even when SSL is enabled. Functionality in the System | Users and Groups screen always connects to the LDAP server without using SSL.
SSL Select this option if the FTP server uses SSL to authenticate file transfer requests. SSL ensures that all transfers originate from the same client (the Collage Server) that opens the FTP connection in the first place. SSL also encrypts the data itself to guarantee that it can not be intercepted.