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HTTP Server Input 1 plugin preferences
HTTP server input 1 plugin preferences control the server protocol aspects of the PlanetPress
WorkflowHTTP Server Input tasks. This is where you enable and configure secure
communication for the HTTP Server.
Technical
By default, the request XMLalso contains a CDATAsection which contains the raw input
data, effectively doubling the size of the incoming file. Due to technical restrictions, the
incoming XMLfile cannot be more than 400MB, which because of CDATA is reduced to
around 200MB. To help in this situation, you may elect to omit CDATA from the
attachment in this dialog. Please note that this limitation also affects incoming binary files
(sent through file upload in a form), regardless of CDATA settings.
Preferences
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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.
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Time out: Set the timeout period in seconds. The default value is 120 seconds.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Key: Enter the absolute path to the Private Key File. This file generally ends with a
.key extension.
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