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Startup Error in SSL Mode on Windows

When enabling SPS for SSL mode on Windows you can possibly see the following error:

C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\secure-proxy\httpd\bin>configssl.bat -enable
Reconfiguring the SiteMinder Secure Proxy service
The SiteMinder Secure Proxy service is successfully installed.
Testing httpd.conf....
Errors reported here must be corrected before the service can be started.
Syntax error on line 62 of C:/Program Files (x86)/CA/secure-proxy/httpd/conf/ext
ra/httpd-ssl.conf:
SSLSessionCache: Invalid argument: size has to be >= 8192 bytes

This error occurs because on 64-bit Windows environments, the 32-bit applications are installed under the Program Files (x86) folder by default. The parentheses are not allowed on Windows in folder names. Apache is aware of this issue; Apache does not have an official release for Windows 64-bit operating environments.

On 64-bit Windows environments, install the SPS at some other location, for example, the C:\CA folder.