Configuring SSL communications

To accomplish a secured environment for App-V, there are several tasks we can execute. Of course, not all of them are mandatory and will depend mainly on two factors: the policies your organization already has and assuming or not the implementation's costs on security matters.

SSL communications are based in certificates, which are in charge of validating the integrity of the information sent and received by servers and clients. In most organizations, the distribution of those certificates is in charge of a server having the role Certificate Authority (CA).

An alternative option, when we don't have a CA in place, is the use of self-signed certificates. This kind of certificate can be generated using the IIS Console. The procedure is covered in detail in my previous book Getting Started with Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 and is not within the scope of this book.

Certificate prerequisites

The certificate involved for communication must fulfil the common...