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# C SSL Configuration in Oracle Business Intelligence

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a cryptographic protocol that enables secure communication between applications across a network. Enabling SSL communication provides several benefits, including message encryption, data integrity, and authentication. An encrypted message ensures confidentiality in that only authorized users have access to it. Data integrity ensures that a message is received intact without any tampering. Authentication guarantees that the person sending the message is who they claim to be.

The SSL Everywhere feature of Oracle Business Intelligence enables secure communications between the components.You can configure SSL communication between the Oracle Business Intelligence components and between Oracle WebLogic Server for secure HTTP communication across your deployment.

The table below contains common SSL configuration tasks. For more information on these tasks, see the ”SSL Configuration in Oracle Business Intelligence” chapter in Security Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g Release 1 (11.1.1).

Task Map: Configuring SSL Communication for Oracle Business Intelligence

Task | Description
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Understand SSL communication in Oracle Business Intelligence. | Understand how SSL communication between components and the application server works.
Configure SSL communication between the Oracle WebLogic Server Managed servers. | The Web server must be configured to use HTTPS before enabling SSL communication for Oracle Business Intelligence. Note Also see the "SSL Configuration in Oracle Fusion Middleware" chapter in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide.
Configure SSL communication between components. | Configure SSL communication between Oracle Business Intelligence components.

Additional references:

For more information about SSL concepts and public key cryptography, see ”How SSL Works” in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide.

For information about how to configure SSL for Oracle WebLogic Server, see ”SSL Configuration in Oracle Fusion Middleware” in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide.