Encrypted communication support (SSL)

IXIA CCMS supports encryption in two areas: between TEXTML Server and other components and between the web browser and IXIA CCMS Web Server.

Encryption between TEXTML Server and other components

IXIA CCMS supports encryption between specific components—CCMS Desktop, CCMS Output Generator, CCMS Scheduler, and the Tomcat Server—that communicate with the back-end TEXTML Server.

TEXTML Server can be set up to only allow SSL-encrypted connections. This requires configuring TEXTML Server with an SSL certificate (using a private key file and separate public key file) and adding the public certificates of the root and intermediate authority into the Java keystore used by each component. For information about managing the SSL certificates, see SSL certificates.

Encryption between the web browser and the CCMS Web Server

IXIA CCMS supports encryption between the web browsers of end users and the CCMS Web Server by using a reverse-proxy server to introduce SSL encryption.

For more information about reverse proxies, see Reverse proxy considerations. For information about managing the SSL certificates, see SSL certificates. For more detailed information, see the Installing IXIA CCMS Web guide.