Configure the SolarWinds Platform Web Console to require SSL (deprecated)

This information is deprecated and only relevant for versions that have already reached end of life. See End of Life Policy for details.

1. In a text editor, open the SolarWinds Platform Web Console configuration file, web.config, on your primary SolarWinds server.

   The default location of web.config is C:\Inetpub\SolarWinds\.

2. In the <system.web> section, add the line:
   <httpCookies requireSSL="true" />
3. Locate the line:
   <forms loginUrl="~/Orion/Login.aspx" />
4. Edit it to <forms loginUrl="~/Orion/Login.aspx" requireSSL=”true” />.
5. To enable the HTTPOnly flag for added security, locate the <httpCookies> tag, and edit it to the following:
   <httpCookies httpOnlyCookies="true" requireSSL="true" />
6. Save and close web.config.