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13.5 Securing Web Access Server
Communications
This section describes how to configure SSL traffic between the iFolder Web Access server and
other components. HTTPS (SSL) encrypts information transmitted over shared IP networks and the
Internet. It helps protect your sensitive information from data interception or tampering.
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Section 13.5.1, “Using SSL for Secure Communications,” on page 159
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Section 13.5.2, “Configuring the SSL Cipher Suites for the Apache Server,” on page 159
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Section 13.5.3, “Configuring the Web Access Server for SSL Communications with the
Enterprise Server,” on page 160
Š Section 13.5.4, “Configuring the Web Access Server for SSL Communications with Web
Browsers,” on page 161
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Section 13.5.5, “Configuring an SSL Certificate for the Web Access Server,” on page 161
For information on how to configure SSL traffic on the iFolder enterprise server, see Section 9.11,
“Securing Enterprise Server Communications,” on page 117 .
13.5.1 Using SSL for Secure Communications
In a default deployment, the iFolder 3.7 Web Access server uses SSL 3.0 for secure communications
between components as shown in the following table.
For more information about SSL 3.0, see Section 9.11.1, “Using SSL for Secure Communications,”
on page 118 .
13.5.2 Configuring the SSL Cipher Suites for the Apache
Server
To restrict connections to SSL 3.0 and to ensure strong encryption, we strongly recommend the
following configuration for the Apache server’s SSL cipher suite settings.
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Use only High and Medium security cipher suites, such as RC4 and RSA.
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Remove from consideration any ciphers that do not authenticate, such as Anonymous Diffie-
Hellman (ADH) ciphers.
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Use SSL 3.0, and disable SSL 2.0.
Š Disable the Low, Export, and Null cipher suites.
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