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l Close inactive instances after: If you want the PlanetPress Suite Messenger to close inactive instances of
the Alambic after a given number of minutes, enter a value in this box. Enter a value of ”0” if you do not want the
PlanetPress Suite Messenger to terminate idle instances of the Alambic.
l Logging options group
l Delete log files after: Enter the number of days after which to delete the PlanetPress Suite Messenger serv-
ice logs. Each log covers a 24-hour period and is kept in the Log folder, which is located in the PlanetPress Suite
installation folder.
l Verbose log: Select this option if you want the log to contain a maximum amount of information.
HTTP Server Input User Options
HTTP server input user options control the server protocol aspects of the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools HTTP Server input
tasks. This is where you enable and configure secure communication for the HTTP Server.
The available HTTP Server user options are as follows:
l Protocol options group
l Port: Select the TCP port to use. The default port is 8080, the official HTTP alternate port, so as not to interfere with
the standard HTTP port (80). To block any regular HTTPtraffic (for example if only using HTTPSconnections) the port
can be set to 0.
l Time out: Set the timeout period in seconds. The default value is 120 seconds.
l Verbose log: Select to enable to keep a verbose log. Note that a communication log is generated whether or not this
option is selected. If you use a secure connection, the log will contain extra information.
l Omit attachments as CDATAnode in the XMLenvelope:Select to remove any attachments from the actual
XMLdata file. Generally the attachments are both saved on disk and included within the XMLenvelope. This option
removes them from the envelope, but they remain accessible through their direct path. This option has no incidence on
any other option of this task.
l Enable server for SSLrequests:Check this option to enable secure data exchange over the Web. This enables the
boxes below and lets you specify your secure communication settings.
l Root certificate: Enter the absolute path to the Root Certificate. The file generally ends with a .crt extension
and is obtained from a Certificate Provider such as Thawte or Verisign. If the Root Certificate and Certificate file
are identical, this is considered a self-signed certificate, which is considered unsecured by most browsers.
l Certificate: Enter the absolute path to the site Certificate. The file generally ends with a .crt extension and is
provided by a certificate provider, or through the use of certificate generators such as openssl or makecert.com.
l Key: Enter the absolute path to the Private Key File. This file generally ends with a .key extension.
l Password: Enter the password (or passkey) for the Private Key File. Please note that this password is
encrypted within the PlanetPress Workflow server and is not saved in plain text.
l Encryption protocol: Choose your cryptographic protocol (SSLor TSL). This is determined by the software
that generated the keys.
l Disable SOAPServer:Check to disable all SOAPServer functionality.
SSL is used to accept secured, encrypted requests from web clients and requires a certificate delivered by an
approved authority. SSLcan also be called HTTPS, though that is a misnomer. For more information on SSLand how
to purchase a certificate, please see Q10694 on SSL.com.
HTTPServer Input 2 User Options
The HTTPServer Input 2 user options are used to enable serving static HTTPresources, as part of an HTTPServer workflow.
These resources are referred to within the HTMLresponse file and do not pass through a process to get served so the process
The PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools Configuration Program