On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 12:54:43PM +0800, Sivasakthi (sakthi) wrote: > Does anyone know how the 2 works together with regards to Client > Certificate SSL connection ?
When I dealt with this stuff in a previous life, the WebSphere - called the "application server" - is usually placed behind a web server in what is called an "n-tier architecture", and is not accessible to clients directly. <rant> And you install a "proxy plug-in" on the web server which, in essence, passes through client requests to the application server. The whole deal is an excuse to sell hardware and infrastructure software, IMHO, as application software don't spring forth magically just because n > 1.) </rant> Sorry, got carried away... ;-) Assuming you're talking about much the same thing, browser client certs will hit the Apache web server and not the Websphere, so it is SOP[*]. Or are you talking about SSL between the Apache and WebSphere? Cheers. * Standard Operating Procedure. -- Ng Pheng Siong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://firewall.rulemaker.net -+- Firewall Change Management & Version Control http://sandbox.rulemaker.net/ngps -+- Open Source Python Crypto & SSL ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
