This guide details the steps required to run the built-in web server of Echo over HTTPS rather than HTTP.

As an example, it is assumed you want to bind the HTTPS server to IP address using port  (the default port for HTTPS connections).  Change these values to suit your own requirements.

Prerequisites

This guide presumes you have already installed your (valid) SSL certificate into the  certificate store using the account, since Echo runs as a system service in that context.

Start a command prompt with administrator privileges to perform the following steps:

Find the certificate thumbprint

First, use the MMC certificate snap-in to find your installed certificate:

• Start the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) by typing  from the command prompt window
• In the application that starts, go to File -> Add/Remove Snap-In...
• Select the Certificates snap-in in the left-hand panel
• Click to move it into the right-hand panel.  Select Computer account when prompted, then , then  again after selecting Local computer
• Close the Add or Remove Snap-ins window by pressing
• In the Console Root panel, select Certificates (Local Computer), then choose the Personal folder
• Locate your certificate and double-click on it to view its contents
• In the Details tab, scroll down and select the Thumbprint property (usually at the bottom)
• In the preview window, copy the full thumbprint and paste it into a text editor
• Use search and replace to remove the spaces.  Keep this compacted thumbprint for the next steps

Binding to an endpoint

Having found the thumbprint for the certificate you want to use, you must now create a binding between that certificate and the endpoint that Echo will be listening on.

To see which endpoints are currently bound to which certificates, issue the following command:

 
netsh http show sslcert
 

 
SSL Certificate bindings:
-------------------------
    IP:port                 : 192.168.0.179:443
    Certificate Hash        : 00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00112233
    Application ID          : {aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee}
    Certificate Store Name  : MY
    Verify Client Certificate Revocation    : Enabled
    Verify Revocation Using Cached Client Certificate Only    : Disabled
    Usage Check    : Enabled
    Revocation Freshness Time : 0
    URL Retrieval Timeout   : 0
    Ctl Identifier          :
    Ctl Store Name          :
    DS Mapper Usage    : Disabled
    Negotiate Client Certificate    : Disabled
 

The is the thumbnail of the certificate that an endpoint is bound to.

If a binding already exists for the endpoint you want to use, remove it with the following command:

 
netsh http delete sslcert ipport=192.168.0.179:443
 

Once you are sure your endpoint is no longer bound to a certificate, add a new binding:

 
netsh http add sslcert ipport=192.168.0.179:443 certhash=0011223344556677889900112233445566778899 appid={ecc39c98-e826-4009-9401-2a5c6e7babbc}
 

The  parameter is the endpoint you want to bind.
The  is the thumbprint (certificate hash) of the SSL certificate you want to use
The  parameter is application-specific and should be set to a value of   when used for the Echo application.

Enabling HTTPS in Echo

Finally, you must set the protocol and port number in the  configuration file for Echo, as per the following example snippet:

...
    <web>
        <bindAddress>192.168.0.179</bindAddress>
        <protocol>https</protocol>
        <port>443</port>
        <username>xxxxxxxxxx</username>
        <password>xxxxxxxxxx</password>
    </web>
...

As with any manual change to the configuration file, the Echo application should be restarted for your changes to take effect.