If you've already got an answer to your question, then ignore this.
Tomcat does support SSL. However, there are several steps involved in getting the SSL to work.
Rough Steps:
- create your keys using the keytool.exe utility from sun (I believe it comes with jdk)
- create a Certificate Signature Request (a csr) using the key you created
- either commercial-sign or self-sign the certificate
(you can use self-signed certficate for
testing purposes)
- import the certificate into a keystore (using the keytool.exe utility)
- update server.xml
Have you successfully performed all these steps?
Also check the log files to see what you are getting. Sometimes tomcat fails to start if you have a wrong certificate or keystore. The log should tell you.
You may also need to download jsse and place the jar files in appropriate places.
good luck.