SharePoint over SSL on 5.0.c

[singleuseonly]

Hi.

I am currently attempting to evaluate Alfresco 5.0.c

I have successfully configured keystores for TomCat to run over HTTPS on 8443 using our domain certs.
I have installed alfresco-spp-5.0.c.amp - and the Share Point connector is working over insecure over 7070.

However -  I am trying to get the SharePoint VTI connector to use SLL, and here I have hit a wall.

Using docs located here <a href="http://docs.alfresco.com/community/tasks/SharePoint-SSL.html">http://docs.alfresco.com/community/tasks/SharePoint-SSL.html</a> I have modified to suit my keystore and passwords etc etc.

The files I have modified for this purpose;

vti-custom-context.xml (created this as it didn't exist)
custom-vti.properties

After

/etc/init.d/alfresco restart‍

It throws

SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Feb 24, 2015 2:04:50 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Context [/alfresco] startup failed due to previous errors‍‍‍

and fails to start.

After enabling logging to FINE I see the following as I trace back from the SEVERE entry

FINE:     findResource(META-INF/services/org.apache.xerces.xni.parser.XMLParserConfiguration)
Feb 24, 2015 2:04:50 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader findResource
FINE:     –> Resource not found, returning null
Feb 24, 2015 2:04:50 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader getResourceAsStream
FINE:   Delegating to parent classloader unconditionally org.apache.catalina.loader.StandardClassLoader@643a498c
Feb 24, 2015 2:04:50 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader getResourceAsStream
FINE:   –> Resource not found, returning null
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The "Resource not found, returning null" is the only issue I can see. Not sure how to move forward.

Am I missing a dependancy?

Running on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server.

If I remove the vti-custom-context.xml and restart Alfresco I return to my previous functioning state - with insecure SharePoint.

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks in advance.

[singleuseonly]

Perhaps its just me? I was really hoping someone could point me in the right direction.

Has anyone got SharePoint working over SSL?

Perhaps it's not possible.

[eswbitto]

Using SSL with sharepoint is quite possible, but it takes some work. Most admins have opted to go the route of using apache on the front end to handle all of the ssl connections. There are quite a few guides in the forums to help you.

On a side note…initially when starting out with Alfresco I could never get the ssl to work with tomcat and the default install of alfresco handling the ssl. Most people have the same issue and for that reason gone the apache route.