Configure HTTPS

By default, the Meridian Enterprise Server websites communicate unsecured using the HTTP protocol. The system can use HTTPS by modifying one setting in the web.config file of the website.

To configure HTTPS:

1. Open the web.config file of the BCEnterprise website in any text editor and find the binding named Binding_ES.

2. Set the security mode value of the HTTPS protocol to Transport as shown in the following example.

3. Save and close the file.

4. To configure the Meridian Enterprise server to also communicate with the Meridian Enterprise Server computer using HTTPS:

   • Specify the HTTPS protocol in the Computer running the Enterprise services option as described in Configure the connection to Meridian Enterprise Server.

   • In IIS Manager, select the BCSiteCache web application and increase the size of the uploadReadAheadSize configuration setting.

<binding name="Binding_ES" closeTimeout="00:10:00" openTimeout="00:01:00" receiveTimeout="00:50:00" sendTimeout="00:50:00" messageEncoding="Text" maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647">
    <!--
    HTTPS: security mode = Transport
    HTTP: security mode = TransportCredentialOnly
    -->
  <security mode="Transport">
  <transport clientCredentialType="Windows" realm=""/>
  </security>
</binding>

To avoid changes in the protocol of the Meridian Enterprise Server address, see Hyperion Address Affected by URL Used to Open Meridian Enterprise.