14.1. Use SSL and HTTPS

Disable plain HTTP access, included for development convenience, as described in the section titled Secure Jetty.

Use TLS/SSL to access OpenIDM, ideally with mutual authentication so that only trusted systems can invoke each other. TLS/SSL protects data on the wire. Mutual authentication with certificates imported into the applications' trust and key stores provides some confidence for trusting application access.

Augment this protection with message level security where appropriate.