Switching the hypertext transfer protocol security for WebSphere Application Server v6.x

Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) is an Internet protocol that is used to transfer and display hypertext and XML documents on the Web. Hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) is an encryption and authentication layer on top of HTTP, which is used by Web servers and Web browsers to transfer and display hypermedia documents securely across the Internet.
If the WebSphere® Application Server v6.x is secured, the workbench by default uses HTTPS to communicate between the Web browser and server. In the development workbench, the following commands might use HTTPS when the WebSphere Application Server v6.x is secured: This topic describes how you can change the hypertext transfer protocol settings of a secured WebSphere Application Server v6.x to run in either HTTP or HTTPS.
Prerequisites:

To switch the hypertext transfer protocol security for WebSphere Application Server v6.x:

  1. Verify in the Servers view a WebSphere Application Server v6.x is defined. Otherwise, you may not be able to complete the rest of the steps.
  2. In the file system, open the directory x:/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/, where x is the directory where your workspace is installed.
  3. In a text editor, open the com.ibm.ws.ast.st.core.prefs file.
  4. If you want to use HTTPS, set the isSecurityUseHttps value to true:
    isSecurityUseHttps=true
    By default, the isSecurityUseHttps value to set to true.
  5. If you want to use HTTP, set the isSecurityUseHttps value to false:
    isSecurityUseHttps=false
Related information
The internal browser cannot display the administrative console for a secured WebSphere Application Server v6.x
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