Chapter 39: Web File - Tavve zoneranger User Manual

Chapter 39: Web File

ZoneRanger has the ability, via a separately licensed application, to support the placement and retrieval
of files by using HTTP or HTTPS Get and Put requests. The Web File application licensed on
ZoneRanger allows applications initiate communications with web servers residing within the secure
area of the network in order to put or retrieve files..
Figure 39-1. Web File Proxy Requests
In order for the ZoneRanger and Ranger Gateway to proxy requests between the Web File agents and
Web server, the Web File agents need to be configured to send HTTP or HTTPS requests to a
ZoneRanger configured port. Basically, the ZoneRanger will appear to be the Web server to the Web
File agents. The ZoneRanger will then proxy those requests through a Ranger Gateway to the Web
server in the secure network. The Web server responses will be proxied through the Ranger Gateway
and ZoneRanger back to the Web File agents.
Web File Options
Web File agents communicate with the Web server using either HTTP or HTTPS protocols. In the case
of a HTTP Get File or HTTP Put File request, the ZoneRanger will validate the name of the file in the
request based on a configuration setting. In the case of a HTTPS request, since HTTPS connections are
encrypted, the ZoneRanger will proxy the request through to the Ranger Gateway directly.
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