SECURITY

Requiring an SSL connection to a server
Require SSL connections when you want to make sure that clients use a secure connection to access databases on the server. You do this by redirecting connection requests that come in over the TCP/IP port to the SSL port. If you do not require an SSL connection, clients can use either SSL or TCP/IP to connect to the server.

You can set up the redirection of TCP/IP to SSL for the HTTP, IMAP, and LDAP protocols only. POP3 and SMTP do not support the "Redirect to SSL" setting.

You enable "Redirect to SSL" in one of two ways:


To require SSL connections to a server in the Server document

1. From the IBMŸ LotusŸ DominoŸ Administrator, click the Configuration tab, and open the Server document.

2. Click the Ports - Internet Ports tab.

3. Click the tab for the protocol for which you want to require SSL.

4. In the TCP/IP port status field, select "Redirect to SSL."

For individual databases

You can also require clients to use SSL to connect to the server on a database-by-database basis, by configuring the requirement to connect with SSL in the database application itself.

1. Start the IBMŸ LotusŸ NotesŸ client.

2. Select the database for which you want to force clients to use SSL.

3. Open the Database Properties box.

4. On the Basics tab, click Web Access: Require SSL connection.

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