Question: MapleTA with SSL on linux

For at least two years we have been having trouble with the Java scripts in MapleTA and SSL.  Is there anyone who is successfully running MapleTA on linux with SSL enabled?

Unfortunately MapleSoft technical support has been unable to help us.

Basic notes:

1)  Without SSL everything runs well.

2)  Even with the firewall turned off, the java applets load very slowly in Windows and not at all in Linux.  (Java works on the linux machines since the applets run when SSL is turned off.)

3)  The suggestion "Turn off SSL." is not appropriate.  The login that is desired uses the sudents' ID and password for all of their accounts on campus.

4)  Does anyone know how to run MapleTA and tomcat behind apache?  This might solve the problem since apache would do the SSL itself?

Thanks to anyone who can help.

Jay Treiman