Use HTTPS for logins question

Use HTTPS for logins question

by Anthony Cygne -
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Use HTTPS for logins (checkbox)
Turning this on will make Moodle use a secure https connection just for the login page (providing a secure login), and then afterwards revert back to the normal http URL for general speed. CAUTION: this setting REQUIRES https to be specifically enabled on the web server - if it is not then YOU COULD LOCK YOURSELF OUT OF YOUR SITE.

About the part that says "REQUIRES https to be specifically enabled on the web server" How do I determine if https is specifically enabled on my webserver??
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Re: Use HTTPS for logins question

by Jon Witts -
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You would need to speak to whoever manages you server... (Hosting company, school IT department etc...)
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Re: Use HTTPS for logins question

by Anthony Cygne -
*sigh* That would be me. I'm setting up a test Moodle server before going production and purchasing equipment.
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by Jon Witts -
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Can you access your website using https://<yourwebserver> as well as http://<yourwebserver> ?

To be honest; if you do not know if you have setup a security certificate on your webserver, the answer is probably that you do not have https enabled!

What web server are you using?
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Re: Use HTTPS for logins question

by Anthony Cygne -
I'm running apache2 on ubuntu8.04
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Re: Use HTTPS for logins question

by Jon Witts -
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If this is just a testing server then there would be little point in purchasing a security certificate for your server; however you may want to consider it for your production server.

You can create a self-signed certificate for your server if you want to test using https for log on.

There is a guide here: https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverguide/C/httpd.html and here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1112664 that might help you along.

My recommendation would be not to worry too much about using https on a testing server and just test the functionality of Moodle. You can always look into buying a certificate for your production server once you are configuring the new server.
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