Some debug engines support the use of SSL secure connections:
There are three ways to see if the debug daemon is listening for debug connections:
. If the daemon is not listening, the icon appears as
.You might want to stop the debug daemon for security reasons or if the daemon port number is required by another user on a multiuser machine. However, the daemon must be listening to start a debug session for some debuggers.
If the debug daemon is not listening for debug connections, you can start it by performing one of the following tasks:
). The icon will change to indicate that the daemon has started.If the debug daemon is listening, you can stop it by performing one of the following tasks:
). The icon will change to indicate that the daemon has stopped.The default port used by the debug daemon to listen for debug connections is 8001. You can change the daemon port number from the Debug view or from the Debug Daemon preference page - and you can specify a range of ports for the debug daemon to listen to. If you are running the user interface on a multiuser machine, you will need to change the port number or specify a range of ports.
To change the port number from the Debug view, complete these steps:
To change the port number from the Debug Daemon preference page, see the related debug preferences topic.
To specify a range of port numbers, separate values by commas and hyphens. For example, specifying 8001,8003,8900-8903 will cause the debug daemon to use the first port that is available in this range of numbers: 8001, 8003, 8900, 8901, 8902, and 8903. After the daemon connection is established, you can hover over the daemon icon and read (in the hover tooltip) which port was used - or you can click the down arrow to the right of the daemon icon, where the port number is available in the menu.
There are two ways to enable the SSL secure debug daemon:
and select Change Port...The following dialog will appear:

To enable the SSL secure daemon, select the SSL Debug Secure Daemon checkbox and specify the port. A KeyStore file and password must be defined as well.
To specify a range of port numbers, separate values by commas and hyphens. For example, specifying 8001,8003,8900-8903 will cause the debug daemon to use the first port that is available in this range of numbers: 8001, 8003, 8900, 8901, 8902, and 8903.