getting the lock to show once installing my SSL certificate

K

KellieC

I am wondering how to get the "lock" to show on my website. I have purchased
my ssl certificate and installed it properly, according to godaddy. They
advised that I need to get a tech to update my index file so that everything
is resolving to the https instead of just the http. When I log on to our
website it directly goes to http then our address. However if I put the "s"
after the p it does show the lock and the s. Indicating it's a secure
server. If anyone would could explain to me how to direct frontpage 2003 to
the https instead of the http when people go to our site, I would GREATLY
appreciate it! (and so would my boss, ha)
Thanks in advance, Kellie
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

To get the lock to show, you must access your site / page(s) using a absolute URL, in the format
of:

https://www.domainname.com

or

https://www.domainname.com/pagename.htm


FYI: FP will not manage absolute URLs, in general you will only need to switch users to https mode
when have them input or read sensitive info, such a credit card info, etc.
--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================
 
K

KellieC

Thank you for your quick response. I guess my question should have been how
do I change that in frontpage 2003. When I publish my site it still wants to
go to the http not the https.
Thank you in advance, KellieC
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

In general you shouldn't need to publish via https. However your web host must configure the FP
extensions to support https in order to access the site from with FP via https as well as using any
of the FP run-time components.

If you site doesn't have the FP extensions and you want to upload via FTP over https, you may need
to use a 3rd Party FTP application that supports SSL with FTP.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================
 
K

KellieC

Thank you Thomas for your response. We actually have front page extensions
uploaded. I did that through go daddy. They are telling me I need to
(through frontpage index) somehow change everything to point toward the
https. Even when I update it is going throught the http.
if you type in our website http://www.ifia.org you get our unsecure sight.
If you type in our website as https://www.ifia.org you get our secure sight.
I just don't understand how to change that in front page. I just want to get
rid of the http and somehow keep the https. Please keep in mind that I
hardly understand how all this works, and don't know how I made it this far.
Thank you, in advance
KellieC
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

Unless Godaddy makes changes on their server, you will be able to bring up
the site on http and https. In order for it to be only https, they must
make that a requirement on the server configuration.
--
===
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
===
| Thank you Thomas for your response. We actually have front page
extensions
| uploaded. I did that through go daddy. They are telling me I need to
| (through frontpage index) somehow change everything to point toward the
| https. Even when I update it is going throught the http.
| if you type in our website http://www.ifia.org you get our unsecure sight.
| If you type in our website as https://www.ifia.org you get our secure
sight.
| I just don't understand how to change that in front page. I just want to
get
| rid of the http and somehow keep the https. Please keep in mind that I
| hardly understand how all this works, and don't know how I made it this
far.
| Thank you, in advance
| KellieC
|
|
| "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
|
| > In general you shouldn't need to publish via https. However your web
host must configure the FP
| > extensions to support https in order to access the site from with FP via
https as well as using any
| > of the FP run-time components.
| >
| > If you site doesn't have the FP extensions and you want to upload via
FTP over https, you may need
| > to use a 3rd Party FTP application that supports SSL with FTP.
| >
| > --
| > ==============================================
| > Thomas A. Rowe
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >
| > http://www.Ecom-Data.com
| > ==============================================
| >
| >
| > | > > Thank you for your quick response. I guess my question should have
been how
| > > do I change that in frontpage 2003. When I publish my site it still
wants to
| > > go to the http not the https.
| > > Thank you in advance, KellieC
| > >
| > > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| > >
| > >> To get the lock to show, you must access your site / page(s) using a
absolute URL, in the format
| > >> of:
| > >>
| > >> https://www.domainname.com
| > >>
| > >> or
| > >>
| > >> https://www.domainname.com/pagename.htm
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> FYI: FP will not manage absolute URLs, in general you will only need
to switch users to https
| > >> mode
| > >> when have them input or read sensitive info, such a credit card info,
etc.
| > >> --
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Thomas A. Rowe
| > >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > >>
| > >> http://www.Ecom-Data.com
| > >> ==============================================
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> | > >> >I am wondering how to get the "lock" to show on my website. I have
purchased
| > >> > my ssl certificate and installed it properly, according to godaddy.
They
| > >> > advised that I need to get a tech to update my index file so that
everything
| > >> > is resolving to the https instead of just the http. When I log on
to our
| > >> > website it directly goes to http then our address. However if I
put the "s"
| > >> > after the p it does show the lock and the s. Indicating it's a
secure
| > >> > server. If anyone would could explain to me how to direct
frontpage 2003 to
| > >> > the https instead of the http when people go to our site, I would
GREATLY
| > >> > appreciate it! (and so would my boss, ha)
| > >> > Thanks in advance, Kellie
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
 

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