Transferring data securely with the HTTPS protocol

As you work with OpenEdge Management and OpenEdge Explorer, you want to ensure that data being transferred between the Web browser and the Web server is secure. With OpenEdge Management, you might also require the same level of security when you trend performance data if the trend database is located on a remote machine. In cases in which you are sending or receiving sensitive data, the security of the communications is essential.

You can use the HTTPS protocol for communications between the Web browser and the OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer Web server, as well as between an OpenEdge Management instance and a remote trending database. The HTTPS protocol with TLS version 1.2 encrypts data through the use of a public/private key pair and a signed certificate, thereby making sure that both the client and the server (or, as in the case of OpenEdge Management and OpenEdge Explorer, a Web browser and the Web server) can authenticate each other's identity. If you are trending data to a remote database, you can ensure that communication between the two machines is secure.