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Configuring a Secure Website for Bentley i-model Composition Server for PDF

Sensitive information such as login credentials is sent in plain text from the rendition web service whenever a user submits a rendition job from ProjectWise Explorer, therefore it is recommended that the website you deploy the rendition web service to is secure.

Note: You can secure the website either before or after you install Bentley i-model Composition Server for PDF. The steps below assume you are securing the website after you install Bentley i-model Composition Server for PDF.
  1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
  2. Select the website in the left pane tree view, and then right-click and select Edit Bindings.
  3. In the Site Binding dialog, click Add.
  4. In the Add Site Binding dialog, do the following:
    1. Set Type to https.
    2. From the SSL certificate list, select the SSL certificate you previously imported.

    The Add Site Binding displays the following information.

  5. Click OK.

    The "https" binding is added to the Site Bindings dialog.

  6. Click Close.
  7. To verify that your secure website is working, do one of the following:

    If you selected the default website when you installed Bentley i-model Composition Server for PDF, then open a web browser and enter:

    https://servername/RenditionService/RenditionService.svc

    or

    If you selected a website other than the default website when you installed Bentley i-model Composition Server for PDF, then open a web browser and enter:

    https://servername:443/RenditionService/RenditionService.svc

    You should get a web page that resembles the one below. The lock icon next to the address field means the website is secure.

  8. Update the ProjectWise Design Integration Server's DMSKRNL.CFG file with the location of the Bentley i-model Composition Server for PDF IIS Web Service.
  9. Modify the WEB.CONFIG file located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\ProjectWise\iCS for PDF\Websvc folder to enable https by removing the comment lines beginning with " <!-- " and ending in " --> ", as shown below. 
    <!-- Uncomment this section if your web site supports HTTPS.
        <endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="MyWsHttpBinding" 
           contract="Bentley.Rendsvc.IRenditionWebService">
          <identity>
            <dns value="localhost" />
          </identity>
        </endpoint>
        -->
Parent topic: Bentley i-model Composition Server for PDF Configuration