Delete a Web Interface site
On the Web Interface page in the Configuration Center main window, you can delete Web Interface sites: Click an entry in the list of sites and then click Delete on the toolbar. This operation only deletes the Web Interface site from the web server, without deleting the site’s configuration object from the Administration Service.
When you delete a site, the site’s configuration object remains intact on the Administration Service. You can set up a Web Interface site with the same configuration as the site you have deleted, by choosing the option to use that object on the Configuration step in the wizard for creating or modifying Web Interface sites.
Export a Web Interface site’s configuration object to a file
From the Web Interface page in the Configuration Center main window, you can export site configuration objects: Click an entry in the list of sites and then click Export Configuration on the toolbar. A wizard starts, prompting you to specify the export file. The wizard then retrieves the site’s configuration object from the Administration Service, and saves the data from that object to the export file.
The export file could be considered a backup of the site’s configuration. You can set up a Web Interface site with the configuration restored from an export file, by importing that file on the Configuration step in the wizard for creating or modifying Web Interface sites.
Configure Web Interface for secure communication
By default, Active Roles users connect to the Web Interface using a HTTP protocol, which does not encrypt the data during communication. However, it is recommended to use a HTTPS protocol to transfer data securely over the web. You can use the Force SSL Redirection option in the Configuration Center to enable secure communication over HTTPS for the Web Interface on local or remote servers.
To configure the Web Interface for secure communication for the first time
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In the Configuration Center main window, click Web Interface.
The Web Interface page lists every Web Interface sites that are deployed on the web server running the Web Interface.
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To modify the secure communication settings for the sites, click Force SSL Redirection.
The Manage Force SSL Redirection Settings for sites window is displayed.
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In the Available Websites field, select the required website from the drop-down list.
The configuration status of the website is displayed.
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To enable the force SSL redirection, switch between the Enable Force SSL Redirection states. Turn it on.
NOTE: Consider the following when configuring the Web Interface for secure communication for the first time:
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If the website is not configured earlier for secure communication, the Enable Force SSL Redirection option is not selected by default and the HTTPS configuration status is shown as Not configured.
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If the website is configured earlier for secure communication, then the Enable Force SSL Redirection option is selected by default and the HTTPS configuration status shows as Configured.
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If the website is configured earlier for secure communication, and the SSL bindings was deleted in the IIS site, the Enable Force SSL Redirection option is selected by default. The status Binding Deleted is displayed. In this case, the secure communication must be configured again for the website.
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In the Available HTTPS Bindings field, click the drop-down list and select the required binding for the website.
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Click Modify.
After successful completion of configuration changes, in the Web Interface window, the Force SSL Redirection configuration state for the selected website is displayed as green and enabled.
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Click Finish.
NOTE: The browser cache must be cleared after any changes are made to SSL settings.
For the configured website, any HTTP communication is now redirected to HTTPS automatically.
Disabling secure communication for Web Interface sites
By default, Active Roles users connect to the Web Interface using a HTTP protocol, which does not encrypt the data during communication. However, it is recommended to use a HTTPS protocol to transfer data securely over the web. You can use the Force SSL Redirection option in the Configuration Center to enable secure communication over HTTPS for Web Interface on local or remote servers.
In case you do not want a secure communication enabled for transferring data over the web, you can disable the HTTPS option using the Force SSL Redirection option in the Configuration Center.
To disable the secure communication for Web Interface sites
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In the Configuration Center main window, click Web Interface.
The Web Interface page displays every Web Interface site that are deployed on the web server running the Web Interface.
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To modify the secure communication settings for the sites, click Force SSL Redirection.
The Manage Force SSL Redirection Settings for sites window is displayed. The Enable Force SSL Redirection option is enabled after HTTPS configuration.
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In the IIS Web site field, select the required web site from the drop-down list.
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To disable the force SSL redirection, switch between the Enable Force SSL Redirection states. Turn it off.
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Click Modify , and then Finish.
NOTE: The browser cache must be cleared after any changes are made to the SSL settings.
After successful completion of the configuration changes, in the Web Interface window, the Force SSL Redirection configuration state for the selected website is displayed as not configured.
After disabling the Force SSL Redirection, all communication is now redirected to HTTP.
For more information on secure communication and federated authentication, see Configuring federated authentication.