On 02/05/2017 07:51, Yuval Schwartz wrote:
> Thanks, remarks below.
> 
> On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 12:12 AM, Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 01/05/17 14:23, Yuval Schwartz wrote:
>>> Tomcat version: 8.0.22
>>> jdk: 1.8.0_05
>>>
>>> I have a webapp that uses a tomcat server behind a load balancer.
>>>
>>> I recently added a the option to connect to my webapp via https.
>>>
>>> I would like to redirect all http requests to https.
>>> I achieved this by implementing the instruction outlined here:
>>> https://elastx.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/214238826-
>> Force-https-with-Tomcat
>>>
>>> However, I notice that this performs a redirect with repsonse code 302
>>> (moved temporarily). I would like the response code to be 301.
>>>
>>> I found this bug report on the matter:
>>> https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59399
>>>
>>> Does this mean that in order to achieve a 301 redirect, I need to update
>> my
>>> tomcat version?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
> 
> Will this automatically make the redirect use a 301 response code, or is
> there a setting that I need to set?

https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.0-doc/config/realm.html#Common_Attributes
transportGuaranteeRedirectStatus

>>> Is there anyway to achieve a 301 redirect without updating
>>> the tomcat version?
>>
>> Without patching Tomcat, no. And that isn't recommended.
>>
>>
> I actually didn't know that I should be updating minor versions regularly.
> Is there any recommendation as to the frequency that I should be doing this?

There is no fixed recommendation. However, the Tomcat team does not
produce patch releases, only new minor versions. It comes down to
whenever there is a bug or security vulnerability fixed that you care about.

Mark


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>> Mark
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> 
> Thank you.
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