Set Zabbix Frontend to use HTTPS

[idgykapow]

I was wondering if there are any instructions to setup Zabbix so that the frontend uses HTTPS instead of HTTP. We are running Zabbix on Ubuntu/Apache.
Thanks

[Tenzer]

There are many generic Apache SSL guides spread all over the internet, you should be able to find one which matches your requirements.

[Tim S]

I think most of us can figure out how to serve up Zabbix on an https:// port.

But I think many people don't want to take the CPU hit on encrypting *everything* Zabbix wants to send via the browser.

It would be good (and I think I remember this request from years ago) if there was a way to just use https for the authentication page (to avoid clear-text passwords on the wire). Once authenticated, plain old non-encrypted http would suffice (for me anyway).

Is there a way to do this?

TIA

[Tenzer]

I guess that you could set up some rules for Apache which could redirect to a HTTPS page for the login URL, and then back to HTTP for the rest of the page. I don't know if the session would be transfered cleanly between the two protocols though.