Enabling the SSL Accelerator option

When using an SSL Accelerator (also known as an SSL Terminator) with WebSphere Commerce, you can use the SSL Accelerator option (SSLAcceleratorOption) to configure WebSphere Commerce to correctly receive requests that require redirects. An SSL Accelerator (or SSL Terminator) is hardware that strips off HTTPS (secure sockets layer) encryption at or before the Web server tier in a multi-tier setup. To enable the SSL Accelerator option, the following attributes have to be added to the WC_instance.xml file in the WebServer node: <WebServer ... : SSLAcceleratorOption="Enabled" InSSLPort="443" InNonSSLPort="80" OutSSLPort="443" OutNonSSLPort="80" : ... > Where:

InSSLPort
The port configured for WebSphere Commerce to receive the SSL data - WebSphere Commerce will treat this as SSL data even if the scheme says http. The default is port 443.
InNonSSLPort
The port configured for WebSphere Commerce to receive the non SSL data - WebSphere Commerce will treat any data received in this port as non-SSL data. The default port is 80.
OutSSLPort
The port that WebSphere Commerce will use to send out SSL data on a redirect. The default port is 443.
OutNonSSLPort
The port that WebSphere Commerce will use to send out non-SSL data on a redirect. The default port is 80.

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