How do you get https (ssl) to work with CF10 on Windows server 2012?

[Peter 456]

I downloaded the latest CF10 installer from Adobe. Installed it on Windows Server 2012 and it works fine for regular port 80 web traffic. But, I get a connection error when I try to use https (port 443). I have bindings in IIS 8 for both http and https.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to troubleshoot this?

[zamvil]

If you already has installed the SSL certificate and enabled the SSL on the site, check the windows firewall or antivirus.

[Peter 456]

Thank you for your reply, but I still have the problem with Firewall and AntiVirus turned off.

[davecordes]

I would call your hosting company and check if they have a hardware firewall running. Maybe they have port 443 blocked on that device.

[Peter 456]

To test this firewall idea further, I created a virtual directory in IIS and then dropped in some working dot net code. It works fine as a https connection from my desktop.

[Peter 456]

ROFL

one of the devlopers had put this code into the the root directory index page

<cfif CGI.HTTPS EQ 'ON'>

<cflocation url="http://#CGI.SERVER_NAME#/index.cfm?1" />

</cfif>

No wonder it didn't work.