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

Configuring the iTP Secure WebServer
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Setting Up an Alias
Setting Up an Alias
To set up an alias for your server:
1. Choose an alias for your machine and register it with the DNS. If you are not sure
how to register the name you choose, consult your local area network (LAN)
administrator or the system documentation.
2. Verify that your alias has been registered. Use the nslookup command if it is
available on your system.
3. In the server configuration file (httpd.config), set the -name option in the
Accept or AcceptSecureTransport directive to the server’s alias name (see
Appendix A, Configuration Directives). This option configures the server to create
URLs that properly point to the server.
For the server in the example, you would include the following element in the
Accept or AcceptSecureTransport directive:
-name www.compedia.com
After changing the configuration file, you must restart the server as described in
Configuring the iTP Secure WebServer on page 7-1.
4. Test the new configuration by using the new alias in a URL to access the server.
For the server in our example, you would use your Web client to access:
http://www.compedia.com/index.html
Controlling Access to the Server
This subsection describes how to control and monitor access to your server using
these tasks:
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Using Region Directives on page 7-29
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Granting Access by Host Name/IP Address on page 7-30
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Denying Access by Host Name/IP Address on page 7-31
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Requiring Client Authentication on page 7-31
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Administering Passwords on page 7-32
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Redirecting Access on page 7-34
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Enabling Automatic Directory Indexing on page 7-36
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Disabling Logging on page 7-36
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Using Multiple Region Commands on page 7-37
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Using Pattern Variables (Lists) on page 7-39
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Using Conditional Commands on page 7-40