Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (Software Release C.70.02) (30216-90346)

Chapter 3

Internet and Interoperability

WebWise Replaces Apache in FOS

New Apache Functionality since 1.3.14

Most of the Apache Software Foundation development work since 1.3.14 consists of portability enhancements

and bug fixes for various problems including security issues. Some minor new functionality has also been

added, as partially listed below:

• A new LogFormat directive of %c to display the connection status when each request is completed.

• mod_auth has been enhanced to allow access to a document to be controlled based on the owner of the file

being served. Require file-owner will only allow files to be served where the authenticated username

matches the user that owns the document. Require file-group works in a similar way checking that the

group matches.

• The rotatelogs utility was enhanced to allow the logfile name to include customizable date stamps (using

the standard strftime syntax) as well as the ability to specify the time offset from UTC.

• The Apache manual web pages can now be installed to a location other than the htdocs DocumentRoot,

and so starting with WebWise A.03.00 these pages have been relocated to the

/APACHE/CURRENT/htmanual directory tree. The WebWise A.03.00 installation process replaces the old

/APACHE/PUB/htdocs/manual directory with a symbolic link pointing to /APACHE/CURRENT/htmanual.

SSLv2.0, SSLv3.0, and TLSv1.0 Protocols

These protocols lie between the HTTP and TCP/IP protocol layers and provide secure, authenticated,

encrypted communications between the HP WebWise MPE/iX Secure Web Server and web browser clients.

X.509 Digital Certificates

Signed by external trusted Certificate Authorities, X.509 certificates provide authentication for both the HP

WebWise MPE/iX Secure Web Server and web browser clients.

Flexible Encryption Cipher Configuration

HP WebWise MPE/iX Secure Web Server permits you to configure a wide variety of encryption ciphers,

ranging from high-grade domestic-only algorithms to algorithms suitable for export.

Additional Log Files

Two new log files, ssl_engine_log and ssl_request_log, allow you to log various events associated with secure

web requests.

Migrating from Previous Versions of Apache

The /APACHE/PUB/JHTTPD job stream file from previous versions of Apache is not compatible with HP

WebWise MPE/iX Secure Web Server. You must manually create a new JHTTPD job stream file by using the

WebWise /APACHE/PUB/JHTTPD.sample template.

The /APACHE/PUB/conf/httpd.conf configuration file from previous versions of Apache may or may not be

compatible with WebWise depending on the previous Apache version:

• 1.3.4 – NOT compatible; you MUST use /APACHE/PUB/conf/httpd.conf.sample as a template to create

a new httpd.conf file.

• 1.3.9 – compatible, but SSL functionality will not be enabled. To enable SSL functionality, you MUST use

/APACHE/PUB/conf/httpd.conf.sample as a template to create a new httpd.conf file.

• 1.3.14 – compatible, but SSL functionality will not be enabled. To enable SSL functionality, you MUST

use /APACHE/PUB/conf/httpd.conf.sample as a template to create a new httpd.conf file.