HTTP Configuration

The HTTP service provides access to filesystems using the HTTP and HTTPS protocols and HTTP WebDAV (Web based Distributed Authoring and Versioning). This service allows clients to access shared filesystems through a web browser, or as a local filesystem if supported by the client software. The URL to access these HTTP and HTTPS shares have the following formats respectively:

• http://hostname/shares/mountpoint/share_name

• https://hostname/shares/mountpoint/share_name

• The HTTPS server uses a self-signed security certificate.

HTTP/HTTPS can be used in conjunction with Kerberos authentication. For information about the appliance Kerberos service, see Kerberos Configuration.

For added security when configuring HTTP, you can specify the SSL/TLS versions and ciphers, as described in HTTP Properties and Logs.

To configure HTTP, see the following sections:

• Adding HTTP Access to a Share (BUI)

• HTTP Properties and Logs

• HTTP Authentication and Access Control

• HTTP Object Store Configuration