HTTP and Web server configuration and security.

Robert Rogerson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.systems.as400.web
Message-ID <CAB_EQWsrmnRP0bM8kKE8PzS7evPm0A498yPZ0oYPk3PWPvEqmw@mail.gmail.com>
I was able to create an HTTP and web services servers from the wizard.  I
then created an api.  I was able to test it with Postman and everything
checked out.

The next thing I'm unsure of is security.

I created a new user with *USER authority and no special authority  I also
changed the initial menu to signoff.
I redeployed the web service speciying this user profile on User ID for
this service.
I retested with Postman and it still works.

I ended my vpn.  The api now timed out in Postman.

So my question is, if the api is only ever called from behind the vpn is
there still a big hole I'm missing?
Is SSL required if behind a vpn?

Once again, your advice is very much appreciated.

Thanks, Rob
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