diff --git a/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcat-ws.conf.apache22 b/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcat-ws.conf.apache22
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+LoadModule rewrite_module /usr/lib64/apache2-prefork/mod_rewrite.so
+RewriteEngine On
+RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
+RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} xcatws
+RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}$1 [R,L]
+
+<Files xcatws.cgi>
+    Order allow,deny
+    Allow from all
+</Files>
+