Require Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for Authoring

Web information is most vulnerable to interception while it is "in the pipe" — that is, en route from one part of the   to another. You can substantially harden the pipe against would-be eavesdroppers by requiring the   standard for transmitting information between FrontPage, Web browsers, and Web servers.

To require SSL for authoring

  1. In the  , right-click the   for which you want to require the use of SSL.
  2. Click Properties on the shortcut menu, and then click the Server Extensions tab.
  3. Make sure that the Require SSL for authoring check box is selected.

Note

If you require SSL for authoring, then authors who try to work on the web will get a message saying that they are required to use SSL, which they can choose in FrontPage.