Index Server Cannot Index a Virtual Directory with Require SSL

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Index Server version 1.1

SYMPTOMS

If you select the Require SSL option for a virtual directory, the Index Server does not index that virtual directory.

CAUSE

Index Server does not index a virtual directory if either the directory is an exclusive executable directory or you select the Require SSL check box.

WORKAROUND

Use secure https:// links to the virtual directories that you would like indexed, but do not select the Require SSL check box.

If the first workaround is not acceptable, you can write an ISAPI filter that redirects all non-secure requests to https:// instead of http://

NOTE: When you install a filter that redirects all non-SSL connections to SSL connections, it forces all pages on the site to be served securely. As an alternative, you can include logic in your filter that checks to see if a specified virtual directory is requested and then redirects to a secure connection.

Keywords          : indxconfig
Version           : WINNT: 1.1
Platform          : winnt
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbworkaround