Each realm has an SSL Mode associated with it. The SSL Mode defines the SSL/HTTPS requirements for interacting with the realm.
Browsers and applications that interact with the realm must honor the SSL/HTTPS requirements defined by the SSL Mode or they
will not be allowed to interact with the server.
WARNING: {{book.project.name}} is not set up by default to handle SSL/HTTPS.
It is highly recommended that you either enable SSL on the {{book.project.name}} server itself or on a reverse proxy in front of the {{book.project.name}} server.
To configure the SSL Mode of your realm, you need to click on the `Realm Settings` left menu item and go to the `Login` tab.
.Login Tab
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The `Require SSL` option allows you to pick the SSL Mode you want. Here is an explanation of each mode:
external requests::
Users can interact with {{book.project.name}} so long as they stick to private IP addresses like `localhost`, `127.0.0.1`, `10.0.x.x`, `192.168.x.x`, and `172..16.x.x`.
If you try to access {{book.project.name}} from a non-private IP adress you will get an error.
none::
{{book.project.name}} does not require SSL. This should really only be used in development when you are playing around with things and don't want to bother
configuring SSL on your server.
all::
{{book.project.name}} requires SSL for all IP addresses.
