Aleph configuration to SSL for secure x-services and disabling other ports

• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 20, 21, 22, 23
• Relevant for Installation Type: Dedicated-Direct, Direct, Local, Total Care

Desired Goal/Outcome
Use SSL for Aleph OPAC and X-Services; disable ports other than 443.

Procedure
In order to use SSL for Aleph OPAC and X-Services and disable other ports, the following configurations need to be made: 
1- Follow instructions from the Article " Forcing X-Services transactions to occur using SSL? " for configuring Apache to SSL. In addition , in the 
$httpd_root/conf/httpd_conf file , comment out the line "Listen ". 

2- In the file $alephe_root/ aleph_start change the following three environment variables to "443" 

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setenv HTTPD_PORT 443 
setenv PDS_PORT 443 
setenv PDS_PORT_IN 443 
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3- change the following line in the hidden file : $httpd_root/htdocs/.index.html to "https" and "443" 

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var loc = "https:/*********443******* 
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4- In the file $alephe_root/ www_server.conf change these following parameters to : 

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setenv server_httpd "https://${WWW_HOST}:443" 
setenv server_httpsd "https://${WWW_HOST}:443" 
setenv server_css "https://${WWW_HOST}:$HTTPD_PORT" 
setenv server_css_ssl "https://${WWW_HOST}:443" 
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If PDS is being used on the Aleph server , change the PDS definition parameters to "https" and "443" 

5- If this is an Ex Libris Hosted site, update Exlibris 24x7 hub that the Aleph port that was being used is not accessible anymore and that the new port is "443"
 

• Article last edited: 6-Jun-2016