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Setting up HTTPS for the Content Delivery Web service

Set up HTTPS for the Content Delivery Web service to ensure encryption.

Procedure

  1. If your Content Delivery Web service server role is a .NET Web application:
    1. Enable SSL in IIS.
    2. Open the Web.config file in the root of the Web application in a plain-text or XML editor.
    3. Search for the phrase "HTTP support" in the comments.
    4. Comment out the section that enables HTTP support, consisting of a number of service elements.
    5. Uncomment the section that enables HTTPS support, consisting of a number of service elements.
    6. Comment out the section that specifies bindings for HTTPS, consisting of a bindings element.
    7. Save and close Web.config.
  2. Ensure that the Content Delivery Web service and all clients that connect to it have a certificate that allows the HTTPS connection to be made.