Hello SAM could U please tell me How to configure apache to support SSL
(winnt)
with love
subbu.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Newman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 3:59 AM
Subject: SSL detection
> I have Apache and Tomcat running together under SSL. I now want to create
a
> page which only run under SSL. I want http and https to share the same
> documents however. My first idea is to simply have a tag handler, which
> detects the protocol, and if not SSL is simply redirects to a page
explaning
> why they cannot view the requested document.
> By problem is that I'm not sure on the correct way to retrieve what type
of
> protocol is being used. There is a getAuthType method in
HttpServletRequest,
> but the return type is simply a string (e.g. "BASIC" or "SSL"). My concern
> is that this return could vary from browser to browser. Can I assume that
if
> using SSL the return will always be the string "SSL"? Also, how can I
detect
> which level of encryption is being used? Ideally, I'd like to restrict
users
> to connecting using 128bit only, or at least issue a warning when its at
> 40bit.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Sam
