To prepare the application so that it can only be accessed via HTTPS, the following requirements must be met:

• For HTTPS access to the application, a version > 1.16.2 must be installed!
• The configuration can be performed once the Nginx reverse proxy has been installed via the PPD Tools Collection (PPDTC). For more information, see section 1.2.
• A valid SSL certificate must also be available.

Proceed as follows to configure the reverse proxy and make the application accessible via HTTPS:

1. Launch ppdtc via the command line or by pressing  Windows + R to access the PPDTC.
2. ppdtc can be found at C:\program files\ppd\install.
3. Open the Nginx configuration dialog via Applications > Local Workflow > Nginx > Configuration.
4. In the text field Server Name [1], enter the server name under which the application should be accessible, e.g., "workflow.mycompany.com". In this case, "workflow.mycompany.com" must resolve to the IP address of the application (DNS configuration).
5. Click the button Install [2] to install and configure Nginx.
6. The SSL certificate and the key for "mycompany.com" must be saved to C:\Program Files\PPD\NGinx\conf\certificate\ after installation. Note that the path C:\Program Files\PPD\NGinx\conf\certificate\ is displayed in the Nginx configuration dialog.
7. The files Certificate.txt and Key.txt must be replaced in C:\Program Files\PPD\NGinx\conf\certificate\.
8. By clicking Remove [3] Nginx can be uninstalled.
9. After installation, the system must be restarted.

Figure 1: The dialog Nginx Configuration for enabling HTTPS access to the application $PRODUCT_NAME_WORKFLOW