http vs https vs mixed

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rmvg
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http vs https vs mixed

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I am using mixed right now seems like the bare min for a secure site but would like to know if there is a large preformace hit if i switch to https. Also is there a way to make the switch without a reinstall
ps excuse me if this is covered in the exceptional documents provided on this site.
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http vs https vs mixed

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[quote user="rmvg"]I am using mixed right now seems like the bare min for a secure site but would like to know if there is a large preformace hit if i switch to https. Also is there a way to make the switch without a reinstall
ps excuse me if this is covered in the exceptional documents provided on this site.[/QUOTE]
For a small site, using https mode probably won't be too much of an impact - depends on your hardware, mostly.
To switch modes, as the zimbra user:
zmtlsctl
This">https
This assumes you're using the self-signed cert generated during the install, in /opt/zimbra/ssl/ssl/server/server.crt. If you wish to use a different cert, include it on the command line:
zmtlsctl https
Once done, restart tomcat:
tomcat restart
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