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Enabling SSL ensures that data sent from application (e.g., reports about license usage) to application (e.g., login credentials) is encrypted. Enabling SSL also allows the web browser to verify that the connection is secure.
See Enabling LDAP SSL or Enabling Tomcat SSL for configuration details.
What is keystore?
Keystore is a file secured with a password that can contain one or many certificates with or without their private keys.
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How do I migrate SSL settings from License Statistics 5v5.x to 6v6.x?
In License Statistics5 v5.x, two files were needed for migrating SSL settings: certificate (defined as SSL_CERTIFICATE_FILE) and certificate private key (defined as SSL_CERTIFICATE_KEY_FILE).
In License Statistics6 v6.x, both of these files must be placed into a placed into a keystore. After generating the keystore, see Enabling Tomcat SSL for configuration details.