Clients can use the HTTP/HTTPS (TLS) protocol to access data that is stored in solidDB. By default, this feature is not enabled. To allow HTTPS requests, the following solid.ini parameter must be set:

In order to keep server credentials secure, using insecure HTTP connections is not recommended. However, for testing purposes, insecure HTTP connections can be allowed by setting the following solid.ini parameter:

If using the default setting HTTP.Secure=Yes, then a TLS listener parameter must also be defined in the [Com] section of the solid.ini file as:

For further information on the Listen function (and many other parameters that can be used in the [Com] section of the server-side solid.ini file), see Communication section (server-side).

Secure HTTPS connections respect TLS signed certificates if such are required. If TLS signed certificates have not been configured, solidDB uses self-signed certificates which may lead to a security warning in client software. See Securing communications with TLS guidelines to encrypt solidDB connectivity by using the TLS protocol.

There are a number of other server-side solid.ini settings that control HTTP SQL Access, see HTTP SQL Access section.