iTP Secure WebServer System Administrator's Guide (Version 7.0)

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Configuring the iTP Secure
WebServer
This section contains the default iTP Secure WebServer configuration file and explains
how configuration directives can be used to affect server operation. Appendix A,
Configuration Directives, contains complete descriptions of all configuration directives.
Topics discussed in this section include:
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Configuring Your Server
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Managing Server Contents on page 7-9
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Controlling File Caching on page 7-19
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Managing Log Files on page 7-23
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Setting Up Server Aliases on page 7-26
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Controlling Access to the Server on page 7-28
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Customizing Server Error Messages on page 7-47
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Setting Up Clickable Images on page 7-48
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Configuring Your Server for WebSafe2 Internet Security Processor (WISP) Use on
page 7-59
Configuring Your Server
The iTP Secure WebServer is shipped with a default configuration, contained in the file
httpd.config, located in the /usr/tandem/webserver/conf directory. You
modify the configuration by entering or changing the Tcl commands, called directives,
in this file. (For an overview of Tcl, see Appendix E, Tool Command Language (Tcl)
Basics.)
The httpd.config file contains conditional file exists statements that enable the
inclusion of directives in other files. For example, directives required for use of the
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Private Communication Technology (PCT) are
contained in the file httpd.stl.config, and directives required for WebSafe2
Internet Security Processor (WISP) use are contained in the file
httpd.websafe.config.
The iTP Secure WebServer Administration Server, described in Section 12, Managing
the iTP Secure WebServer From Your Browser, enables you to use the facilities of your
browser to modify configuration files and restart the iTP Secure WebServer
environment to implement a new configuration.
Note. WISP is compatible only with systems running on G-series RVUs.