> * How does SSL work; what is the process that moves > a web page from > http to https and from port 80 to port 443?
You point a link to https://something instead of to http://something. That will take the user to a secure page. You can also do this in code, either by redirecting or by (if you're using apache) using .htaccess files and requiring certain directories/files to use ssl. > * What do I need to get a secure website (SSL) and > where can I learn > more? I struggled to find answers to these questions too, and never really learned of a good place to learn more...other than just asking people, reading, and just gathering little bits of information from everywhere. To get SSL, ask your hosting company. If you're administering your own server, install openssl and mod-ssl. Then just go to https://yourdomain.com. John > Richard > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
