HP Webwise MPE/iX secure web server tutorial - April 2002

April 4, 2002
Solution Symposium
Page 67
hp e3000
webwise
secure web
server
server key pass phrase
• SSLPassPhraseDialog builtin
• HTTPD reads pass phrase from stdin (I.e. JHTTPD)
• Protect JHTTPD from unauthorized readers!
• SSLPassPhraseDialog exec:/path/to/pgm
• Program/script prints pass phrase to stdout
• Protect the program from unauthorized readers or
executors!
• Have program perform security checking before
writing to stdout