SAP Web Dispatcher: Setup of Communication
To configure SSL communication between the client, SAP Web Dispatcher, and SAP Mobile Platform Server, you have to configure the SAP Web Dispatcher profile parameters and establish trust between the components.
Note
The SAP Web Dispatcher Web Administration interface includes a PSE (personal security environment) management tool that you can use to generate and manage PSEs. The instructions provided in this section refer to this tool rather than sapgenpse
. For more information, see SAP Note 2009483
.
In the standard configuration, the Web Administration interface for SAP Web Dispatcher is available at the following URL: http://<hostname>:<port>/sap/admin/
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This URL is defined in the parameter icm/HTTP/admin_<xx>.
Tasks
Task | Description |
|---|---|
Configure SSL termination and reencryption. Configure the SAP Web Dispatcher server port. Configure the connection to SAP Mobile Platform Server. | |
Replace the default self-signed server certificate with a CA-signed certificate. If you use X.509 user certificates for authentication, also replace the Web Dispatcher client certificate with a CA-signed certificate. | |
Import the Afaria CA signing certificate into the truststore so that Web Dispatcher will trust the user certificate presented by the client. | |
Configuring SAP Web Dispatcher to Trust SAP Mobile Platform Server | Import the CA certificate used to sign the SAP Mobile Platform Server certificate into the truststore. |
More Information
For more information about SAP Web Dispatcher, see http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw74/helpdata/en/ed/2429371ec14c23a7508affa1280d07/frameset.htm