Enabling a secure webpage

[Kimberly]

Okay, I purchased a SSL certificate from Go Daddy; it has been installed.
How do I upload my files into a secure format? I must be missing something
really simple. OR can this not be done in the Frontpage program?

 

[Ronx]

Just publish them in the normal way. The certificate encrypts data passed
between the server and the browser, not the pages/files themselves.

However, all links to files that you want to be secured must be absolute in
the form https://www.example.com/securepage.htm
If any of those pages use the FrontPage extensions (for forms processing,
for example) then the extensions must also be installed on port 443
(normally the extensions are only installed on port 80).

Links back from the secure pages to non-secure pages must be absolute in the
form
http://www.example.com/non-securepage.htm

--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

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[Kimberly]

Thank you! I couldn't find any information in the frontpage help menu that
explains this. One more stupid question: how do I change which port the
extensions are installed on; or is that something my hosting service must do?

 

[Ronx]

Your host must install the extensions on port 443.

In my opinion using FrontPage extensions to process secure data is an
oxymoron. With the extensions (whether installed on port 443 or not) the
data is either sent through insecure email, or stored in a text file on the
server. If the data requires the security an SSL certificate affords, then
either of these methods is wrong - the data must be sent to a _secure_
database (ms SQL Server or mySQL) or through encrypted email (requires an
encryption program on the server such as PGP). FrontPage extensions cannot
send data to a database or through an encryption program, PHP, asp or
asp.NET is required.

--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

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[Tom Willett]

Ron: IIRC, the FP server extensions are automaticly installed on port 80 and
443 by default.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage Since 1997
---------------------------
: Your host must install the extensions on port 443.
:
: In my opinion using FrontPage extensions to process secure data is an
: oxymoron. With the extensions (whether installed on port 443 or not) the
: data is either sent through insecure email, or stored in a text file on
the
: server. If the data requires the security an SSL certificate affords,
then
: either of these methods is wrong - the data must be sent to a _secure_
: database (ms SQL Server or mySQL) or through encrypted email (requires an
: encryption program on the server such as PGP). FrontPage extensions
cannot
: send data to a database or through an encryption program, PHP, asp or
: asp.NET is required.
:
: --
: Ron Symonds
: Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
: http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp
:
: Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
:
:
:
: : > Thank you! I couldn't find any information in the frontpage help menu
: > that
: > explains this. One more stupid question: how do I change which port
the
: > extensions are installed on; or is that something my hosting service
must
: > do?
: >
: >
: > "Ronx" wrote:
: >
: >> Just publish them in the normal way. The certificate encrypts data
: >> passed
: >> between the server and the browser, not the pages/files themselves.
: >>
: >> However, all links to files that you want to be secured must be
absolute
: >> in
: >> the form https://www.example.com/securepage.htm
: >> If any of those pages use the FrontPage extensions (for forms
processing,
: >> for example) then the extensions must also be installed on port 443
: >> (normally the extensions are only installed on port 80).
: >>
: >> Links back from the secure pages to non-secure pages must be absolute
in
: >> the
: >> form
: >> http://www.example.com/non-securepage.htm
: >>
: >> --
: >> Ron Symonds
: >> Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
: >> http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp
: >>
: >> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >> : >> > Okay, I purchased a SSL certificate from Go Daddy; it has been
: >> > installed.
: >> > How do I upload my files into a secure format? I must be missing
: >> > something
: >> > really simple. OR can this not be done in the Frontpage program?
: >>
: >> .
: >>

 

[Ronx]

No - they are not installed on Port 443 by default - at least not on *my*
Windows 2003 servers.
--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

Ron: IIRC, the FP server extensions are automaticly installed on port 80
and
443 by default.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage Since 1997
---------------------------
: Your host must install the extensions on port 443.
:
: In my opinion using FrontPage extensions to process secure data is an
: oxymoron. With the extensions (whether installed on port 443 or not)
the
: data is either sent through insecure email, or stored in a text file on
the
: server. If the data requires the security an SSL certificate affords,
then
: either of these methods is wrong - the data must be sent to a _secure_
: database (ms SQL Server or mySQL) or through encrypted email (requires
an
: encryption program on the server such as PGP). FrontPage extensions
cannot
: send data to a database or through an encryption program, PHP, asp or
: asp.NET is required.
:
: --
: Ron Symonds
: Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
: http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp
:
: Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
:
:
:
: : > Thank you! I couldn't find any information in the frontpage help menu
: > that
: > explains this. One more stupid question: how do I change which port
the
: > extensions are installed on; or is that something my hosting service
must
: > do?
: >
: >
: > "Ronx" wrote:
: >
: >> Just publish them in the normal way. The certificate encrypts data
: >> passed
: >> between the server and the browser, not the pages/files themselves.
: >>
: >> However, all links to files that you want to be secured must be
absolute
: >> in
: >> the form https://www.example.com/securepage.htm
: >> If any of those pages use the FrontPage extensions (for forms
processing,
: >> for example) then the extensions must also be installed on port 443
: >> (normally the extensions are only installed on port 80).
: >>
: >> Links back from the secure pages to non-secure pages must be absolute
in
: >> the
: >> form
: >> http://www.example.com/non-securepage.htm
: >>
: >> --
: >> Ron Symonds
: >> Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
: >> http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp
: >>
: >> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >> : >> > Okay, I purchased a SSL certificate from Go Daddy; it has been
: >> > installed.
: >> > How do I upload my files into a secure format? I must be missing
: >> > something
: >> > really simple. OR can this not be done in the Frontpage program?
: >>
: >> .
: >>