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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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