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Setting up a reverse proxy configuration with SSL

This topic describes how to set up a site to act as a reverse proxy for a resource that is hosted on a secure site.

The following steps describe how to set up a reverse proxy configuration for a company (for example, www.mycompany.com) which wants to act as a reverse proxy for a resource that is hosted on a secure site (for example, internal.mycompany.com).

1. Configure www.mycompany.com similar to the following example:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerName host1
   SSLProxyEngine On
   KeyFile "c:/program files/ibm http server/clientkey.kdb"
   ProxyPass /ssl/password.html https:
   //examplehost/password.html
   </VirtualHost>
   

2. Configure internal.mycompany.com similar to the following example:

   <VirtualHost *:443>
   SSLEnable
   KeyFile "c:/program files/ibm http server/serverkey.kdb"
   </VirtualHost>

When a browser requests http://www.mycompany.com/ssl/password.html, IBM HTTP Server makes a connection to internal.ibm.com using SSL. If internal.mycompany.com requires a client certificate, IHS uses the default certificate of the KeyFile for which it is configured.

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SSL directives