How to enable HTTPS in BO4

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

I need to enable the https protocol for the BI Launch Pad URL (from http://<server name>:<port>/BOE/BI to https://<server name>:<port>/BOE/BI)

The BO installation runs Tomcat and it's on Business Objects 4.0 SP4

I'll appreciate your comments and help on this.

Regards,

Rodrigo E.

[CdnConnection · Accepted solution]

Rodrigo,

     There a section in the BI 4.0 Admin Guide that explains in details, how to configure HTPPS.

http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir4/en/xi4sp5_bip_admin_en.pdf

Regards,

Ajay Gupta

[rajug1 · Accepted solution]

this guide not finding, can you please help!!

[Former Member]

Hi,

Check the SAP note 1648573 for a possible solution, I will try that on the Apache BO Web Server.

Regards,

Rodrigo

[former_member184088]

You can use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol and HTTP for network communication between clients and WACS in your SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform deployment. SSL/HTTPS encrypts network traffic and provides improved security.

There are two types of SSL:

• CorbaSSL, which is used between SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform servers (including WACS and other SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform servers) in your deployment. For information about using SSL between the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform servers in your deployment, read about communication between BI platform components in a firewall in this guide.
• HTTP over SSL, which occurs between WACS and clients (for example, browsers) that communicate with WACS

To configure HTTPS/SSL on a WACS, you must complete these steps:

• Generate or obtain a PKCS12 certificate store or JKS keystore which contains your certificates and private keys. You can use Microsoft's Internet Information Service (IIS) and Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to generate a PCKS12 file, or use openssl or the Java keytool command line tool to generate a keystore file.
• If you want only certain clients to connect to a WACS, then you must generate a certificate trust list file.
• When you have a certificate store and, if necessary, a certificate trust list file, copy the files to the WACS machine.
• Configure HTTPS on the WACS.

Regards,

Atul Divekar

[former_member136842]

Hi,

configuring the Tomcat for HTTPS/SSL is out of Scope of the SAP Business Intelligence Platform product Line.

Please follow the, very easy, How- To Guide from the official Apache Foundation Web Site:

http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/ssl-howto.html

Regards

-Seb.