Encrypting Multi-AZ HA Cluster Communication

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Encrypting Multi-AZ HA Cluster Communication

CloudBasic RDS AlwaysOn/Geo-Replicate for SQL Server HA/DR version 8.0 and above features encrypted communication between Multi-AZ High-Availability Cluster instance members. HTTPS/TLS 1.2 communication is handled over port 4431 (444 in versions 8 and 9; 4431 in version 10 and above).

Product version 10.0 and above 

If securing Multi-AZ HA Cluster instances communication (port 4432) suffices (i.e. in test environment), a self-signed certificate can be generated and bound to the respective web server site WS (port 4431) with a click-of-a-button. Go to /Configuration, in the top section "SSL Certificate", click [Create]. Note that the same self-signed certificate cloudbasic.local will be bound to sites UI (port 443; browser console access) and API (port 4432; REST API) as well.

To install and bind a CA issued production certificate, RDP (remote desktop) to the CloudBasic Windows server, install the certificate into the Certificate Storage (default storage is [Personal]). Then go to /Configuration and click [Bind]. Note that the same certificate will be bound to sites UI (port 443; browser console access) and API (port 4432; REST API) as well.

Under /Advnaced/Multi-AZ HA Cluster, select port 4431 (https) to activate cluster instance members communication over https TLS 1.2:

Product version 8.0 - 9.nn

In order to configure encrypted communication between HA Cluster members, install a self-signed or signed by a CA certificate on both cluster member instances (see below for instructions) and select the "(444/4431, https ..)" option:


To install a certificate, RDP to the server, install your certificate into the trusted certificate storage, open the IIS manager, select RDS365_WS, then select binding, add https on port 444, select your certificate.

This is one example of how you can create a self-signed certificate using a PowerShell script:

RDP to the CloudBasic server, then execute below PowerShell command. 
A self-signed certificate will be created with default parameters, placed in certificate storage,
and available for selection under IIS/RDS365_WS=>Binding

C:>PowerShell
PS> New-SelfSignedCertificate -certstorelocation cert:\localmachine\my -dnsname cloudbasic.internal

For more information, visit:
https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/powershell/windows/pkiclient/new-selfsignedcertificate