Configuring secure access to CM Server

There are several ways to configure Change Management Server (CM Server) to use the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for secure communication with IBM® Web clients.

A typical CM Server configuration allows Internet Web clients to access CM Server through a firewall. Communication between CM Server and Web-based hosts use the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) protocol and are secured by SSL. Communication between CM Server and hosts on a private intranet use ordinary remote procedure calls (RPCs) and are not secure. Ordinary RPCs cannot communicate through a firewall, so you cannot place a firewall between a CM Server and the host servers.

In a typical configuration, the Web address is specified in the following format:
https://hostName/applicationDirectoryName
where the variables have the following meanings:
hostName
CM Server host name
applicationDirectoryName
Application-specific directory name

The default port for communication between Web clients and CM Server is 12080. The default port for communication between CM Server and the WebSphere® administrative console is 12060.


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