DotNetNuke & SSL - Which to Set Up First?

Discussion in 'General troubleshooting' started by tjg0524, Sep 25, 2010.

  1. Due to credit card security, I have to set up my DotNetNuke site with SSL.
    I see how to get a RapidSSL certificate, order the SSL add-on and to set it up on DiscountASP.
    I also see how to set up SSL in DotNetNuke.

    The question: In what order do I set these up so that I don't hose the site? I'd hate to set up one part and lose access to the site.
    Thanks for any advice, and I'll post the end result here.
     
  2. Bruce

    Bruce DiscountASP.NET Staff

    I would set up SSL first because you may need to provide the link when you set up DNN.
     
  3. Set up SSL First

    Bruce, you are correct, thanks.
    Here's what I did:
    1) Set up SSL on DiscountASP
    2) Created a dummy page on my DNN site visible to Admins only.
    3) Turned on the SSL settings
    4) Went to my dummy page and set it up as Secure.
    5) Logged out and tested. My dummy page came up as https://
    6) Went to every page and set it as secure.
    7) Life was good.

    Side note: Anyone else considering this should also consider just removing the login token from each page that does not need to be secure.
     
  4. Bruce

    Bruce DiscountASP.NET Staff

    glad its working out for you.
     

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