Https?

[d.tsapogas]

Hello,

I am not sure whether I posted under the right category. In any case, I was wondering if and how I can use HTTPS for my survey URL.

Thank you,

Dimitris Tsapogas

[JensL]

Dear Dimitris,

this is quite easy, just replace http:// for the invitation link with https:// and SSL will be activated.

Regards,

Jens

[d.tsapogas]

Thank you!

[M. Bakker]

Very helpful thread!

I got the same question from a participant today. Why isn't https:// automatically used? If better protection of data is guaranteed?

If I change this in project information - distribution - URL - from http:// to https:// this will have no effect on my questionnaire that is already running?

Kind regards,

Merel

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Zitat von JensL

Dear Dimitris,

this is quite easy, just replace http:// for the invitation link with https:// and SSL will be activated.

Regards,

Jens

[JensL]

Dear M. Bakker,

no that would not have an impact on your ongoing survey, it's simply that the persons using https:// will be using SSL and the ones opening the http:// link won't be.

As for the reason why this isn't always being used, I'm not sure, this isn't exactly my are of expertise. First of all, SSL encryption is usually an optional feature for EFS-Survey, due to the costs associated with it. For installations hosting multiple clients, like all the Unipark installations, SSL is usually enabled, because there would be no alternative option to offer it for some clients, but not for others.
Also, according to Wikipedia, SSL connections require a higher amount of computing and are thus slower.

Regards,

Jens

[M. Bakker]

Thank you for your reply!