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CHAPTER 4
Installing and Configuring a Web
Server Redirector Plug-In
The Web server redirector plug-in allows communication between the
Web server and the EAServer HTTP and HTTPS protocol listeners.
Overview
The EAServer application server hosts Web applications, and functions as
a Web server. The redirector plug-in is installed on the Web server host,
which allows you to send client requests directly to the Web server. The
Web server forwards requests that need to access EAServer servlets, JSPs,
and so on, to EAServer. EAServer processes the requests and returns the
results back to the Web server.
You can establish HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) connections between your
Web server redirector and EAServer. This provides an SSL
communication link, including data integrity and encryption services; it
does not support authentication services using client-side certificates.
The Web servers for which a redirector plug-in is available for HTTP and
HTTPS connections are:
• Apache 1.3.26 and 2.0
•
iPlanet 4.x
Topic Page
Overview 37
Installing and configuring an iPlanet Web server plug-in 43
Installing and configuring an Apache Web server plug-in 49
Configuring EAServer to accept Web server requests 56
Configuring HTTPS support for Web server plug-ins 58
Adding FIPS and TLS support to the Web server redirector plug-ins 64