I know how to create certificates, but where in the admincp does one start the process?

You don't... Update your conf_global.php file.  Update 'board_url' to be https instead of http. 

This assuming you already have the cert installed on the server. 

If you're cloud hosted, submit a support ticket.

 

Edited March 22, 20187 yr by Aiwa

2 hours ago, Brian Adams_26528 said:

I know how to create certificates, but where in the admincp does one start the process?

Here is a guide for you to follow 

 

If you have any trouble, please submit a ticket and we can assist you.

Got the cert installed but the user has to enter https:// or it defaults to unsecured. I KNOW I saw a place to force https but I don't recall. Sigh. Don't get old, the said...

Seriously, it's been almost a year since I've been in the CP. Isn't there a place to edit all the global this and that and the css...etc.?

On 3/21/2018 at 8:28 PM, Rhett said:

Here is a guide for you to follow 

 

If you have any trouble, please submit a ticket and we can assist you.

 

1 minute ago, Brian Adams_26528 said:

Got the cert installed but the user has to enter https:// or it defaults to unsecured. I KNOW I saw a place to force https but I don't recall. Sigh. Don't get old, the said...

Seriously, it's been almost a year since I've been in the CP. Isn't there a place to edit all the global this and that and the css...etc.?

 

Don't remember how to get to it.

Edit your config_global.php file via ftp

Resolved. Now back to why facebook broke.

15 hours ago, Brian Adams_26528 said:

Resolved. Now back to why facebook broke.

If it's after what you did here... Probably the URI you gave Facebook still is http instead of https.

What about external content that users link to posts?

For example, a link to a file or image that its source is on http and not https. Won't this break the encryption?

There is a setting in the ACP to proxy those with your board URL to ensure those links are https

7 minutes ago, Aiwa said:

There is a setting in the ACP to proxy those with your board URL to ensure those links are https

That wouldn't happen to be the "Serve images from local server?" setting, would it? I wouldn't think so, however this was the setting that came up when searched.

I think this is the safest solution for now unless something more stable pops out.

https://invisioncommunity.com/files/file/7510-ssl-image-proxy/

2 hours ago, Tarun said:

That wouldn't happen to be the "Serve images from local server?" setting, would it? I wouldn't think so, however this was the setting that came up when searched.

Yes, that's correct.

2 hours ago, Maurice H. said:

I think this is the safest solution for now unless something more stable pops out.

https://invisioncommunity.com/files/file/7510-ssl-image-proxy/

This functionality is already built into Invision Community, all you need to do is enable the 'Serve images from local server?' in AdminCP > Settings > Posting. It'll even ask you if you want to enable this functionality for existing content.

@Stuart Silvester Thanks for clarifying. The wording on it made me think it would download the images to my server and then display them.

That is,

Serve images from local server?
When using https and members post remote links to insecure images then this can cause the page to report as insecure in your browser. This setting, when enabled, will cause the image to be retrieved and then served from the local web server over https instead.

Whereas the SSL Image Proxy plugin sounds as though it checks the image url, and changes it from http to https if it can.

Unfortunately it is not 100% working. After enabling this option it asked me if I want to convert everything to https. Obviously, I chose yes because I don't want mixed content. It has been about 12 hours and I still get mixed content, even content internal to the IPB.

Here is an example: this was OK yesterday and not OK now.

1 hour ago, Maurice H. said:

Unfortunately it is not 100% working. After enabling this option it asked me if I want to convert everything to https. Obviously, I chose yes because I don't want mixed content. It has been about 12 hours and I still get mixed content, even content internal to the IPB.

Theme files are not affected by the proxy settings. They are served depending on the site’s general protocol settings, and since those files are cached, the cache needs to be cleared after every change of these settings. 

If that still doesn’t help, a support ticket would be advised. 

Edited June 16, 20187 yr by opentype

Thanks, I will clear cache and wait a while to see if there are any changes