Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 5 (Software Release C.70.05) (30216-90370)

Technical Articles
WebWise Replaces Apache in FOS
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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.
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.
System Requirements and Patches
•MPE/iX 7.0
• HP highly recommends installing the latest NSTxxxxx network transport patch.
Support
HP WebWise MPE/iX Secure Web Server A.03.00 is supported through the HP Response Center as part of
MPE/iX FOS support.