Adding SSL (HTTPs) to deviceWISE

This section explains installing SSL certificates on deviceWISE.

1. Create the certificate. Obtain a trusted and signed certificate or generate self signed certificates using something like mkcert.
2. Add the certificate to deviceWISE HTTP server. Edit the default $deviceWISEInstall$/dwcore/dwcore.properties file in the deviceWISE install directory to add the path to the certificate and key.
   
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     http.ssl.cert_file=certs/server.pem
    

3. Get the self-signed certificate to be trusted (valid) on external instances. You can trust a self signed certificate by installing the root certificate in your Trusted Root Certification Authorities.
   1. Windows: Open Manage Computer Certificates and import the certificate.
      
      Follow the prompts to complete the import.
      
   2. Linux: Add the certificate /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/. For more information on adding/updating a certificate in Linux, see updating a certificate.

User can specify the following properties to change the certificate used by the http server.
http.ssl.cert_file=certs/server.pem
The cert chain file should be in PEM format and the directory is relative to dw/dwcore installation directory. Browser will have to install the corresponding CA to validate the server.