Configuring HTTPS Communication

By default the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server uses HTTP for communication with Enterprise Designer, browser applications such as Management Console and Metadata Insights, as well as for handling web service requests and API calls, and for remote server communication. You can configure Spectrum™ Technology Platform to use HTTPS if you want to secure these network communications.

Note: Spectrum™ Technology Platform uses TLS 1.2 to encrypt communication. Applications that access Spectrum™ Technology Platform web services or the API must support TLS 1.2 in order to connect over HTTPS.

If you want to enable HTTPS in a Spectrum™ Technology Platform clustered configuration, set up the load balancer to use HTTPS for communication with the clients. Communication between the load balancer and the Spectrum™ Technology Platform nodes will be unencrypted because Spectrum™ Technology Platform clustering architecture does not support intra-node encryption at the database level. The load balancer and the Spectrum™ Technology Platform servers in the cluster must be behind a firewall to provide a more secure environment.