Currently the preferred way to enable SSL or port 80 for a Java application is to install Apache as a reverse proxy. But using mod_proxy or mod_jk you can use standard SSL certificate formats and use it to securely open port 80 and map to the application. However using Apache is slightly overkill when we're using it as a glorified port-redirector. Apache is not just a HTTP server but an application server, and its design reflects this. One problem we've been having recently is that in periods

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