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Enabling Encryption Between the Web Client Browser and Web Server

Siebel Business Applications run using the Siebel Web Client in a standard Web browser. When a user accesses a Siebel application, a Web session is set up between the browser and the Siebel Server, with the Web server in between. To protect against session hijacking when sensitive data is transmitted, it is recommended that you use the SSL protocol or, preferably, the TLS protocol for communications between the browser and Web server, if support for these protocols is provided by your Web server.

The use of SSL or TLS for Web server and Siebel Web Client communications is transparent to Siebel Business Applications. For information on configuring SSL or TLS for Web server communications with the browser, see the vendor documentation.

You can specify the Web pages (known as views) within a Siebel application that are to use TLS or SSL. For additional information, see Setting Security Features of the Siebel Web Server Extension.