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What does this setting do in IIS - Ssl Settings - Require SSL ?
I would like to understand the effect of this setting in IIS What happens when this check box named <code>"Require SSL"</code> is checked? Does this enable https: protocol on a http site? Does th...
Hi, techthiru
As far as I know, when you check "Require SSL", you choose that the application (or applications) require the use of SSL/TLS. This is server-side. The bullet points beneath this checkbox lets you choose to eighter ignore, accept or require the use of client-side certificat. For normal web-sites, you use only server-side certificates.
But, if you leave "Require SSL" un-checked, you can still install and use server-side certificate, and still do a rewrite from HTTP to HTTPS.
Hope this helps, and someone please correct me if I'm terribly wrong.