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SSB web interface
syslog-ng Store Box (SSB) is configured via the web interface. Configuration changes take
effect automatically after clicking
. Only the modifications of the current page or
tab are activated — each page and tab must be committed separately.
Supported web browsers
The SSB web interface can be accessed only using TLS encryption and strong cipher
algorithms. The browser must support HTTPS connections, JavaScript, and cookies. Make
sure that both JavaScript and cookies are enabled.
NOTE:
SSB displays a warning message if your browser is not supported or JavaScript is
disabled.
If you have successfully accessed the SSB web interface using HTTPS at least once, your
browser will remember this, and on any subsequent occasions, it will force you to access
SSB using HTTPS, even if you try loading it through an HTTP connection. This is thanks to
the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) policy, which enables web servers to enforce
web browsers to restrict communication with the server over an encrypted SSL/TLS
connection for a set period. Web servers declare the HSTS policy using a special
Strict-
Transport-Security
response header field.
This might, however, cause issues in any of the following cases:
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When the SSL certificate of SSB's web interface has expired. In this case, any
attempt to access the web interface using a secure connection will fail with an
error message.
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When you switch the trusted CA-signed certificate to a self-signed certificate for
SSB's web interface. As per HSTS design, a self-signed certificate is not taken to
have been issued by a trusted CA, therefore any secure connections to the SSB web
interface will fail with an error message.
The resolution to the above-mentioned issues is to:
SSB 5.3.0 User Guide
SSB web interface
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