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Do you need SSL certificate for front end?
On the front-end not so important, but if you are tackling with payment or any other confidential information yes, you do need it in front-end. The security warnings associated with self-signed SSL Certificates drive away potential clients for fear that the website does not secure their credentials.
How to configure SSL for a web client?
In the Actions pane, choose Bindings. In the Site Bindings dialog box, choose Add. In the Add Site Binding dialog box, set the Type field to https. You can use the default port 443 or change it to another port. If you change it to another port, you will have to provide the port number in the URL when you try to open the client.
How to configure SSL certificate in Sitefinity CMS?
In the IIS Manager, select your site and in the right pane, click Bindings… PREREQUISITES: Sitefinity CMS requires that you setup the http binding on port 80 and the https binding on port 443. After you have setup and tested the certificate, you can configure any page – backend or frontend, to require the SSL certificate.
How to make your website secure with SSL?
Choose the OK button, and then choose the Close button. To ensure that users always access the site that is secured with SSL, you can automatically redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS. This means that users do not have to explicitly include https in the URL in the browser.
Is there a default secure front end profile?
In addition to a default front-end and a default back-end profile, a new default secure front-end profile is available from release 12.1. The settings required for an A+ rating (as of May 2018) from Qualys SSL Labs are preloaded into this profile.
Do you need to enable SSL for wbesite frontend?
In case you want to enable SSL for the wbesite frontend only, and keep the rest of the site served under http://, you must set the Require SSL property to true for all frontend pages. To automate the task you can execute the following code:
How to bind secure front end profile to virtual server?
Perform the following steps: Add a load balancing virtual server of type SSL. Bind a SHA2/SHA256 certificate. Enable the default profile. Bind the secure front-end profile to the SSL virtual server. At the command prompt, type: