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

iTP Secure WebServer System Administrator’s Guide—523346-012
1-1
1
Introduction to the iTP Secure
WebServer
The iTP Secure WebServer provides a full range of services for running an online
commercial or informational enterprise on the Web. In addition to basic Web-related
services, the iTP Secure WebServer provides other important services including
access control, enhanced logging, customized error messaging, and automatic
directory indexing.
Topics discussed in this section include:
•
Features and Standards Supported by iTP Secure WebServer on page 1-3
•
iTP Secure WebServer Architecture on page 1-6
•
iTP Secure WebServer Encryption on page 1-11
The iTP Secure WebServer’s key features are:
•
High performance
The iTP Secure WebServer’s high-performance, multithreaded architecture
provides low-latency response to multiple clients simultaneously. Persistent
connections can provide significant performance gains in comparison with a
separate connection for each request.
•
Caching at several levels
To improve performance, the iTP Secure WebServer caches files it accesses. Disk
file access is one of the most common and expensive operations in a Web server.
Therefore keeping these files in memory will save a lot of processor utilization, and
improve overall performance. In addition to file opens, already cached, the file
information as well as the actual file content can also be cached.
•
Encryption and authentication flexibility
The iTP Secure WebServer supports the use of the HTTP, SSL, PCT, and
hardware-based cryptography provided by WebSafe2 units. Secure HTTP supports
the simultaneous use of both the SSL and HTTP protocols. These options give you
maximum flexibility in protecting the privacy and integrity of your server’s
interactions with clients. The iTP Secure WebServer implements both encryption
and digital signatures.
Note. The use of hardware-based cryptography provided by WebSafe2 units is supported
only on systems running G-series RVUs.