enabling SSL when Tomcat is interfaced by Apache web server using mod_jk

Question

I have /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/cas, where my java app is running. after interfacing Tomcat and Apache web server(httpd) when I try http://192.168.0.117/cas I can see Login page, but when I try https://192.168.0.117/cas I got 404 not found from Apache web server not from Tomcat.

Not Found
The requested URL /cas was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at 192.168.0.117 Port 443


https://192.168.0.117/ that answered by Apache web server works well.

so I think the problem should solve by configuring Apache web server to forward some request to tomcat. there is some helps on internet but there isn't a step by step guideline.

Answer 1

I guess you are using the Apache Tomcat Connector to connect Apache and Tomcat. Try to find the place in Apache where your SSL is configured, for example by a grep -R SSLEngine *. Then try to place the lines of the Apache Tomcat Connector configuration file /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/jk.load which are responsible for the connection that should be protected (say JkMount /idp worker1) inside the <VirtualHost> of the SSL configuration file. For Ubuntu or Debian, this may be the /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl file.