HTTP to HTTPS Redirection

HTTP to HTTPS Redirection


Kindly follow the steps given below to set up the redirection from HTTP to HTTPS. Applicable for  versions 9.4 & 10.5:


Restart of the MSP service is required after making changes, so please plan accordingly.

1. Navigate to the location  ManageEngine\ServicedeskPlus MSP\Conf  and open the file 'server.xml'   with a Wordpad or Notepad++ and add the below entry in the file as shown in the image.

<Connector port="80" redirectPort="443"/>




2.  Navigate to the location  ManageEngine\ServicedeskPlus MSP\ webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF  and  Edit the  web.xml  file. Search for the content below and add the lines in bold / highlighted.

<security-constraint>
  <web-resource-collection>
    <web-resource-name>Secured Core Context>/web-resource-name>
    <url-pattern>/jsp/*</url-pattern>
    <url-pattern>/tasks/*</url-pattern>
    <url-pattern>/debug/*</url-pattern>
    <url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern>
    <url-pattern>*.cc</url-pattern>
    <url-pattern>/servlet/*</url-pattern>
</web-resource-collection>
<auth-constraint>
  <role-name>*</role-name>
</auth-constraint>
<user-data-constraint>
<transport-guarantee>CONFIDENTIAL</transport-guarantee>
</user-data-constraint> 
</security-constraint>

3.  Restart the service ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus MSP.

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