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Hi,

I am using DNN 9.13.3.

I would like to know where DNN store security settings for SSL.

Under Site settings, Security, More, SSL Settings there is a setting where SSL can be set to ON, OFF or ADVANCED.

Where is this setting stored in DNN?  

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Theoretically it is stored somewhere in the page and/or portal settings in the database. But I would not use this approach.

I had a session at DNN Connect 2019 in Champéry, Switzerland, where I demonstrated how to do that in IIS (before a request hits the DNN implementation). Of course, this is 4 1/2 years ago in the meantime, and some of the points are not valid anymore (and/or have been implemented in DNN already). Have a look at the presentation here: DNN Connect Association DNN Platform Events > Events > 2019 > Sessions.

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Personally, I enable and enforce SSL on all levels possible - not just DNN, IIS, etc.  This ensures that if one level fails another can pick up the slack, and it also ensures that the various development environments will likely need to use and test against SSL as well, as the site continues to grow and get maintained.  

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Great approach Will! 

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Most of the time we disable SSL settings in DNN / IIS and use SSL Offloading from the load balancer in cloud setups or ARR for on-prem configurations.
This improves performance significantly and it's also a clean separation of concerns which simplifies setup and team work - DevSecOps teams manage the network setup and security layer, while developers / power-users are concerned with building in DNN / Plant an App.
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You can find all this in DNN database under the siteAlias folder also other settings folders 

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