Make HTTPS connection mandatory

By default, the load balancer is set to allow both unencrypted HTTP (port 80) and encrypted HTTPS (port 443) access (see ARIS Cloud Controller (ACC) Command-line Tool.pdf). You can force all download clients of this ARIS server to only use https connections (encrypted data transfer TLS: Transport Layer Security, former called SSL: Secure Socket Layer).

Warning

If you change settings in the arisloader.cfg file, the settings will be lost after an update setup.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Open the arisloader.cfg file (<ARIS installation path>\server\bin\work\work_abs_<s, m, or l>\base\webapps\abs\downloadClient\config).

  2. Set the value of ForceSSL to true:

    ForceSSL=true

  3. Save the changes.

    Warning

    When performing an update setup all modifications made manually in CFG or XML files will be lost.

    Save modified configuration files locally and document your modifications. After an update installation you can easily compare your saved file and copy the modified line into the updated configuration file.

All download clients of this ARIS server only use https connections. This option cannot be deactivated by ARIS users. The option on the Login dialog cannot be changed.