Communication Channels Security

PPM supports the following secure channels. For details, see Administer Project and Portfolio Management.

Secure Channel	How to Configure
Between browser and PPM server	In general, trust is only needed on the client. This is a trust to the authority that issued the server certificate for the PPM server.
Between PPM and LDAP server	PPM connects to a LDAP server either in clear text or over SSL.
Between PPM and mail server	PPM supports SMTP Authentication. OpenText PPM connects to SMTP Server either in clear text or over SSL.
Between RP/LB and PPM server	Configure the PPM Server to accept ajp13 protocol. Setup the reverse proxy or load balance to use Secure HTTP (HTTPs) for outbound communication and forwards the request to PPM Server by ajp13 protocol.