SSL Does Not Work after Upgrading Confluence to 2.10 or Later
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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
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This knowledge base article covers an End of Life and unsupported version of Confluence.
Symptoms
After upgrading from Confluence 2.9.2 or before to Confluence 2.10 or later, or from Tomcat 5.5 to Tomcat 6.0, SSL does not work.
Cause
Apache Tomcat version 6.0.0 or later requires the parameter-value pair SSLEnabled="true" in the Connector tag.
Resolution
Add the parameter SSLEnabled="true" to the ssl tag in server.xml.
Refer to Running Confluence Over SSL or HTTPS for further information.
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