Using HTTPS (Windows)

HTTPS is a protocol that encrypts and authenticates communication between a web browser and a web server.

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A certificate is required to use HTTPS.

Creating SSL certificates

Create SSL certificates.md

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Even with a self-signed certificate, most browsers will classify Web Management under HTTPS as "not secure." The connection is still encrypted, but the authenticity of the website cannot be verified by the browser.

Enabling HTTPS

First, stop the Windows services OPCRouter5-Service and OPCRouter5-Management in that order, either through the Windows Services interface or via Task Manager.

Then add the following three system environment variables:

Name	Value
OR_WEB_HTTPS_CERTIFICATE_PEM_FILE	<pfad zur="" .pem="" zertifikatsdatei="">
OR_WEB_HTTPS_CERTIFICATE_KEY_PEM_FILE	<pfad zur="" .key="" datei="">
OR_WEB_DISABLE_HTTPS	false

Creating the system environment variables

Open the information dialog for your system and click on "Advanced system settings."

Then

click on the "Environment Variables..."

button In the environment variables dialog, click on "New..." to add another system

variable Windows login is now possible after restarting the OPCRouter5 management service.

In environments where Windows user login has been restricted, additional settings must be made.

Additional settings for Windows user login