HTTPS not working

[Sudhanshu Mishra]

Hi all,
I am trying to set up SSL security for my application and i am using a self signed certificate for testing purpose.
I followed the steps as per this link
Self Signed Certificate
I am using tomcat server.
Now,my problem is that,even after importing the server certificate in my browser,I am unable to access the HTTPS on port 8443,but i can successfully see the tomcat homepage on localhost:8080.
Am i missing any settings?
Please guide me through.

Thanks and Regards.

[Mike Zal]

I did not check your link, but did you update your Tomcat configuration files to actual listen on port 8443?

Maybe you should follow the Official Tomcat SSL Setup documentation

[Sudhanshu Mishra]

Hi Mike,
Thanks for the reply.
Yes,I hace configured my server.xml file and uncommented the portion for SSL configuration.I have also added the keystoreFile and keystorePass attributes,but still i am unable to run the link https://localhost:8443.
While making the CSR,do i have to provide CN as localhost,or localhost:8443?Because right now i am using the CN as localhost.

Please reply.
Thanks and regards

[Kacem Bel]

Hi,


Just follow this guide and you should be ok.


SSL Guide

[Sudhanshu Mishra]

Hi Kacem,
Thanks for your post.
I visited the site and performed the steps written there.
Now I have another problem on starting the tomcat server,although the SSL port has been configured successfully(it is displayed as 8443 in the eclipse server overview).
I get following exception stacktrace:

java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.20\conf\Catalina\localhost\host-manager.xml (The system cannot find the path specified)
	at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
	at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:957)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:909)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:495)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1206)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:314)
	at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:722)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:516)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:583)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)

AND

java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.20\conf\Catalina\localhost\manager.xml (The system cannot find the path specified)
	at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
	at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:957)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:909)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:495)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1206)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:314)
	at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:722)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:516)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:583)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)

Now,what should be done?
Please help me.

[Kacem Bel]

Hi,


Can you provide some informations like the Tomcat version, and the server.xml content that you have in Servers project at eclipse please and where did you put the keystore file?