IBM MAXIMO SG24-7645-00 ユーザーズマニュアル

 Chapter 5. Installation 

Draft Document for Review May 23, 2008 10:14 am

For security purposes Maximo can also be configured to take advantage of the 
more secure protocol, Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS). If Maximo 
clients exist outside the corporate network, you can add a firewall or other 
security measure. 

Firewalls are configured to allow communication over HTTP (typically Port 80) or 
HTTPS (typically Port 443). The following information is generic and does not 
reflect any particular firewall brand.

Secure socket layer provides secure connections over a network connection by 
doing the following:

– allowing two applications to authenticate each other’s identity
– encrypting the data exchanged between the two applications

Authentication allows a server and optionally a client to verify the identity of the 
application on the other end of a network connection. Encryption makes data 
transmitted over the network intelligible only to the intended recipient. IBM 
WebSphere and BEA WebLogic support SSL, and IBM Corporation has certified 
the SSL implementation with the Maximo-WebSphere and Maximo-BEA 
WebLogic integration.

A Web server must have an associated certificate for each external interface (IP 
address) that accepts secure connections. After you install the certificate on the 
Web server, replacing the .http with .https encrypts a session between the 
browser and server.

For example:

http://MaximoAppServer will be entered as https://MaximoApp Server

The standard port for HTTPS is 443.

If a Proxy server or Firewall controls network traffic, this port and protocol must 
be opened. SSL comes with some additional overhead for encryption and 
decryption of data. Encryption and decryption can affect performance.

It is advisable that you enable your browser to automatically check for newer 
versions of stored pages when you login to Maximo, to ensure this perform the 
following steps: