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Operating System/400 (5722-SS1)
• APIs to the HTTP server are provided that allow third-party management tools to
query the value of certain configuration directives, as well as use the Web server's
mapping rules for a URL.
• LDAP is used to store configuration information and user authentication information.
• A Domino plug-in to allow the HTTP server to access documents stored in Notes.
• Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) support enables labels (meta data) to
be associated with Internet content. Originally designed to help parents and teachers
control what children access on the Internet, it also facilitates other uses for labels,
including code signing and privacy.
• Integrated with OS/400 security, enabling exploitation of the Internet for marketing and
merchandising. Multiple HTTP Servers are supported to balance content and
workload. A Web browser can be used to administer and configure these servers.
• Tracking of WWW activity through the server to identify the audiences accessing the
customer server.
• Direct WWW access to existing DB2 UDB for iSeries data via Internet browser with no
programming language required.
• Client Authentication supports SSL V3, including client and server authentication. You
can associate client certificates with iSeries user profiles or validation lists, allowing
users seamless access to your Web servers resources without having to sign on.
• Socks support and SSL tunneling is helpful, for example, if your environment has a
Socks-based firewall for access to the Internet. Then, you can use the HTTP Server for
iSeries proxy server to access destinations outside the firewall. Client connections that
use SSL are tunneled through the proxy server, eliminating the need to decrypt and
re-encrypt the data at the proxy.
• Expanded CGI support includes Java, REXX, and C++. You can bypass the server on
output using no-parsed header CGIs. You can also fully configure any codepage
conversions the server performs on your Web application's input or output.
• Automatic Browser Detection provides different documents for different clients,
allowing your Web site to seamlessly exploit the unique capabilities of whatever
browser your customers use.
• Digital ID authentication requires SSL client authentication for HTTP server client
certificates. This offers resource protection with:
– Valid client certificates
– Client certificates with certain distinguished names values
– Client certificates associated with iSeries user profiles
– Client certificates associated with iSeries validation lists
• You can remotely access your HTTP server logs, statistics and status to see how your
HTTP server is functioning. You can also generate and view reports on how your HTTP
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