Installing an SSL Certificate for use with the REST Server

DataSync uses the HTTPS protocol to communicate between the REST server and the client running in a browser. The HTTPS protocol requires a valid SSL certificate for the REST server. During the installation of DataSync, a self-signed SSL certificate is installed on the server, and bound to the default port of 9500.

When using DataSync in production there are 3 likely scenarios about SSL certificate usage.

Scenario 1 – Continued usage of the self-signed SSL certificate created by DataSync.
Scenario 2 – Usage of SSL certificate created by an internal corporate Trusted Root Authority.
Scenario 3 – Usage of SSL certificate created by an external Trusted Root Authority. (for example, IdenTrust, DigiCert, Sectigo, GoDaddy, etc – see the Wikipedia page on Certificate authority for more details)