Configuring the Build Forge system to use SSL and HTTPS
increases the security of the system. SSL includes endpoint authentication
and data encryption.
Note: Rational Build Forge 8.0.0.1 and later supports the 2048-bit
length encrypted self-signed SSL certificates.
By default the Build Forge system uses SSL only for the login form,
which uses the authentication servlet on Apache Tomcat. Enabling additional
SSL protection throughout the Build Forge system requires the following
setup:
- Enabling SSL on the Apache server. This step is needed only if
you did not specify that SSL be enabled during installation.
- Enabling SSL for client and internal communications
- Enabling SSL for agents
Note: If you are integrating with WebSphere components, be sure that
the prerequisites for SSL support are met.