Transferring Data Securely

J1 transfers data to campus portal (JICS) using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). You can also choose to use Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), which is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with the SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server.

1. Configure your IIS web server to allow SSL connections.

a. Please refer to documentation from Microsoft on implementing SSL in IIS6 or IIS7.

OR

b. Contact Jenzabar Services to assist you with this configuration.

When implementing SSL in IIS, there are options related to Client Certificates. You must choose the option to Ignore Client Certificates in order for J1 to securely transfer data to campus portal (JICS).

2. Configure J1 to post to the secure URL/ port.

a. Open the UI Configuration window and choose the Category of Jenzabar.

b. In the post_url row, enter an https URL (for example, https://myschool.edu/ics/post.dis) or change http to https.

c. If you want to specify a port (SSL uses port 443 by default), you can do so by adding the port to the URL string (for example, https://myschool.edu:443/ics/post.dis). Even if you do not want to send data securely using https, you can still specify a different port if desired.

Transferring Data Securely

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