Ron: IIRC, the FP server extensions are automaticly installed on port 80
and
443 by default.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage Since 1997
---------------------------
: Your host must install the extensions on port 443.
:
: In my opinion using FrontPage extensions to process secure data is an
: oxymoron. With the extensions (whether installed on port 443 or not)
the
: data is either sent through insecure email, or stored in a text file on
the
: server. If the data requires the security an SSL certificate affords,
then
: either of these methods is wrong - the data must be sent to a _secure_
: database (ms SQL Server or mySQL) or through encrypted email (requires
an
: encryption program on the server such as PGP). FrontPage extensions
cannot
: send data to a database or through an encryption program, PHP, asp or
: asp.NET is required.
:
: --
: Ron Symonds
: Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
:
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp
:
: Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
:
:
:
: : > Thank you! I couldn't find any information in the frontpage help menu
: > that
: > explains this. One more stupid question: how do I change which port
the
: > extensions are installed on; or is that something my hosting service
must
: > do?
: >
: >
: > "Ronx" wrote:
: >
: >> Just publish them in the normal way. The certificate encrypts data
: >> passed
: >> between the server and the browser, not the pages/files themselves.
: >>
: >> However, all links to files that you want to be secured must be
absolute
: >> in
: >> the form
https://www.example.com/securepage.htm
: >> If any of those pages use the FrontPage extensions (for forms
processing,
: >> for example) then the extensions must also be installed on port 443
: >> (normally the extensions are only installed on port 80).
: >>
: >> Links back from the secure pages to non-secure pages must be absolute
in
: >> the
: >> form
: >>
http://www.example.com/non-securepage.htm
: >>
: >> --
: >> Ron Symonds
: >> Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
: >>
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp
: >>
: >> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >> : >> > Okay, I purchased a SSL certificate from Go Daddy; it has been
: >> > installed.
: >> > How do I upload my files into a secure format? I must be missing
: >> > something
: >> > really simple. OR can this not be done in the Frontpage program?
: >>
: >> .
: >>
