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Securing the Commerce Manager Client

Securing the Commerce Manager Client

Secure connections should be used for all production envionments.

To configure a secure connection:
  1. Obtain an X.509 certificate from a recognized certificate authority.
  2. Configure the Transport Layer Security (TLS) on Commerce Manager application server. If you are using Tomcat, follow these instructions.
  3. Configure the Commerce Manager Client server to use HTTPS communications:
    1. Create an ep.properties file on the server's local file system as described in Configuring Environment Specific Settings.
    2. Add the following property to ep.properties:
      ep.cm.secure.channel=https
  4. Restart the application server.
Communications between the desktop Commerce Manager Client and the Commerce Manager Client Server will now be secured through HTTPS.