I have a tutorial at the following location if you would like to see how to use the new SSL feature in DNN 4.5.4:

Setting up SSL in DNN 4.5.4+

You still can, Mitchel - what if you have a different approach to it? 

On a serious note. What's really missing from this whole thing is an aggregate screen for this set up. In many cases, of course, the entire set up is either Login/Shopping Cart or just the whole site. However, often you'll find that just the secured area needs to be secured :) - I mean the one protected by Login... And it would be a pain to go a set each and every page...

If you, guys, have nothing else to do, may be you can come up with a sql statement one could execute to bulk set it. Although, a screen akin to Admin - Tabs, or a mod to that very screen, woudl be a better approach.

I have gone through your tutorial and I have ssl running on my site but I have a problem.  Once you have logged in on the ssl side you are not logged in on the non ssl side...anyone have a fix for this?