To enable SSL, change the following value to "yes" on all Connection Servers:
View Administrator > View Configuration > Global Settings > Require SSL for client connections and View Administrator
...then restart the VMware View Connection Server service.
If any clients are configured to connect using HTTP, they should automatically switch up to using HTTPS. Note that for PCoIP connections this setting only impacts authentication traffic, so that AD credentials are no longer sent in the clear. The performance impact of enabling SSL is negligible since it only affects the initial client/server handshake and logout sequence; PCoIP session traffic is always encrypted regardless of the connection server's SSL setting.
To improve security, all View clients will eventually be updated to deprecate HTTP support and use only SSL. While it's good to improve security and prevent credentials from being sent in the clear, it is unfortunate that this was first enforced in the iPad client without prior warning to admins that the change was coming, especially since end users are in control of the update and Apple does not provide a way to downgrade apps once they have been updated. We sincerely regret the inconvenience this change has caused.
Jay Tomlin
Product Manager, Desktop Security
VMware View
