Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server 4.0.14 Administration Guide

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Preface
Chapter 1 Introducing iPlanet Web Proxy Server
- About Proxy Server
- New in This Release
- Getting Started
Chapter 2 Administering Proxy Server
- Starting the Administration Server
  - To Start the Administration Server on UNIX or Linux
  - To Start the Administration Server on Windows
- Stopping the Administration Server
  - To Stop the Administration Server on UNIX or Linux
  - To Stop the Administration Server on Windows
- Running Multiple Proxy Servers
  - To Install multiple server instances
- Removing a Server Instance
  - To Remove a Server Instance
- Migrating From Proxy Server 3.6
Chapter 3 Setting Administration Preferences
- Creating and Managing Listen Sockets
- Changing Superuser Settings
  - To Change Superuser Settings for the Administration Server
  - To Change the Superuser Password
- Allowing Multiple Administrators
  - To Enable Distributed Administration
- Specifying Log File Options
  - Viewing Log Files
- Using Directory Services
- Restricting Server Access
- SNMP Master Agent Settings
Chapter 4 Managing Users and Groups
- Accessing Information About Users and Groups
- About Directory Services
- Configuring Directory Services
  - To Create Directory Services
  - To Edit Directory Services
- Understanding Distinguished Names (DNs)
- Using LDIF
- Creating Users
- Managing Users
- Creating Groups
  - About Static Groups
    - Guidelines for Creating Static Groups
    - To Create Static Groups
  - About Dynamic Groups
- Managing Groups
- Creating Organizational Units
  - To Create Organizational Units
- Managing Organizational Units
Chapter 5 Using Certificates and Keys
- Securing Administration Server Access
- Certificate-based Authentication
- Creating a Trust Database
- Using Sun Crypto Accelerator Keystore
  - To Configure Proxy Server to Use Sun Crypto Accelerator
  - To Enable the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 Board for Proxy Server
- Requesting and Installing a VeriSign Certificate
  - To Request a VeriSign Certificate
  - To Iinstall a VeriSign Certificate
- Requesting and Installing Other Server Certificates
- Migrating Certificates From Previous Versions
  - To Migrate a Certificate
  - Using the Built-in Root Certificate Module
- Managing Certificates
  - To Manage Certificates
- Installing and Managing CRLs and CKLs
  - To Install CRLs or CKLs
  - To Manage CRLs and CKLs
- Setting Security Preferences
- Using External Encryption Modules
  - Installing the PKCS #11 Module
  - FIPS-140 Standard
    - To Enable FIPS-140
- Setting Client Security Requirements
- Setting Stronger Ciphers
  - To Set Stronger Ciphers
- Other Security Considerations
Chapter 6 Managing Server Clusters
- About Server Clusters
- Guidelines for Using Clusters
- Setting Up Clusters
- Adding Servers to a Cluster
  - To Add Remote Servers to a Cluster
- Modifying Server Information
  - To Modify Information About Servers in a Cluster
- Removing Servers from a Cluster
  - To remove servers from a cluster
- Controlling Server Clusters
  - To Control Servers in a Cluster
Chapter 7 Configuring Server Preferences
- Starting the Proxy Server
- Stopping the Proxy Server
- Restarting the Proxy Server
- Viewing Server Settings
  - To View the Settings for the Proxy Server
- Viewing and Restoring Backups of Configuration Files
- Configuring System Preferences
  - To Modify the System Preferences
- Tuning the Proxy Server
  - To Change the Default Tuning Parameters
- Adding and Editing Listen Sockets
- Selecting Directory Services
  - To Select a Directory Service
- MIME Types
- Administering Access Control
  - To Manage Access Control Lists
- Configuring the ACL Cache
  - To Configure the ACL Cache
- Understanding DNS Caching
  - Configuring the DNS Cache
    - To Configure the DNS Cache
- Configuring DNS Subdomains
  - To Set the Levels of Subdomains For Proxy Lookup
- Configuring HTTP Keep-Alive
  - To Configure HTTP Keep-Alive
Chapter 8 Controlling Access to Your Server
- What Is Access Control?
- How Access Control Works
- Setting Access Control
  - Setting Access Control Globally
    - To Set Access Control for All Servers
  - Setting Access Control for a Server Instance
    - To Set Access Control for a Server Instance
- Selecting Access Control Options
- Limiting Access to Areas of Your Server
- Securing Access to Resources
  - Securing Access to Server Instances
  - Enabling IP-Based Access Control
    - To Enable IP-Based Access Control
- Creating ACLs for File-Based Authentication
  - Creating ACLs for Directory Services Based on File Authentication
    - To Create ACLs for Directory Services Based on File Authentication
  - Creating ACLs for Directory Services Based on Digest Authentication
    - To Create ACLs for Directory Services Based on Digest Authentication
Chapter 9 Using Log Files
- About Log Files
- Logging on UNIX and Windows Platforms
  - Default Error Logging
  - Logging Using syslog
- Log Levels
- Archiving Log Files
  - Internal-Daemon Log Rotation
  - Scheduler-based Log Rotation
- Setting Access Log Preferences
- Setting Error Logging Options
  - To Set the Error Logging Options
- Configuring the LOG Element
- Viewing Access Log Files
- Viewing Error Log Files
- Working With the Log Analyzer
- Viewing Events (Windows)
  - To Use the Event Viewer
Chapter 10 Monitoring Servers
- Monitoring the Server Using Statistics
- SNMP Basics
- Management Information Base
- Setting Up SNMP
- Using a Proxy SNMP Agent (UNIX)
- Reconfiguring the SNMP Native Agent
- Installing the SNMP Master Agent
  - To Install the Master SNMP Agent
- Enabling and Starting the SNMP Master Agent
- Configuring the SNMP Master Agent
  - Configuring the Community String
  - Configuring Trap Destinations
- Enabling the Subagent
- Understanding SNMP Messages
Chapter 11 Proxying and Routing URLs
- Enabling/Disabling Proxying for a Resource
  - To Enable Proxying for a Resource
- Routing Through Another Proxy
- Forwarding the Client IP Address to the Server
  - To Configure the Proxy to Send Client IP Addresses
- Allowing Clients to Check IP Address
  - To Check the Java IP Address
- Client Autoconfiguration
- Setting the Network Connectivity Mode
  - To Change the Running Mode for the Proxy Server
- Changing the Default FTP Transfer Mode
  - To Set the FTP Mode
- Specifying the SOCKS Name Server IP Address
  - To Specify the SOCKS Name Server IP Address
- Configuring HTTP Request Load Balancing
  - To Configure HTTP Request Load Balancing
- Managing URLs and URL Mappings
Chapter 12 Caching
- How Caching Works
- Understanding the Cache Structure
- Distributing Files in the Cache
- Setting Cache Specifics
- Creating and Modifying a Cache
  - To Add Cache Partitions
  - To Modify Cache Partitions
- Setting Cache Capacity
  - To set the cache capacity
- Managing Cache Sections
  - To Manage Cache Sections
- Setting the Garbage Collection Preferences
- Scheduling Garbage Collection
  - To Set Garbage Collection
- Configuring the Cache
  - To Configure the Cache
  - Caching Configuration Elements
- Caching Local Hosts
  - To Enable the Caching of Local Hosts
- Configuring the File Cache
  - To Configure the File Cache
- Viewing the URL Database
  - To View the URLs in the Database
  - To Cause Cached URLs to Expire or Remove the Cached URLs
- Using Cache Batch Updates
- Using the Cache Command-Line Interface
- Using the Internet Cache Protocol (ICP)
- Using Proxy Arrays
Chapter 13 Filtering Content Through the Proxy
- Filtering URLs
  - Creating a Filter File of URLs
    - To Create a Filter File
  - Setting Default Access for a Filter File
    - To Set Default Access for a Filter File
- Content URL Rewriting
- Restricting Access to Specific Web Browsers
  - To Restrict Access to the Proxy Based on the Client’s Web Browser
- Blocking Requests
  - To block requests based on MIME type
- Suppressing Outgoing Headers
  - To Suppress Outgoing Headers
- Filtering by MIME Type
  - To Filter by MIME Type
- Filtering by HTML Tags
  - To Filter out HTML Tags
- Configuring the Server for Content Compression
  - Configuring the Server to Compress Content on Demand
    - To Configure Your Server to Compress Content on Demand
Chapter 14 Using a Reverse Proxy
- How Reverse Proxying Works
  - Proxy as a Stand-in for a Server
    - Secure Reverse Proxying
  - Proxying for Load Balancing
- Setting up a Reverse Proxy
Chapter 15 Using SOCKS
- About SOCKS
- Using the Bundled SOCKS v5 Server
  - To use the SOCKS
  - About socks5.conf
- Starting and Stopping the SOCKS v5 Server
  - To Start and Stop the SOCKS Server From the Server Manager
  - To Start and Stop the SOCKS Server From the Command Line
- Configuring the SOCKS v5 Server
  - To Configure the SOCKS Server
- Configuring SOCKS v5 Authentication Entries
- Configuring SOCKS v5 Connection Entries
- Configuring SOCKS v5 Server Chaining
  - To Configure SOCKS Server Chaining
- Configuring Routing Entries
Chapter 16 Managing Templates and Resources
- About Templates
  - Understanding Regular Expressions
  - Understanding Wildcard Patterns
- Working With Templates
- Removing Resources
  - To Remove a Resource
Chapter 17 Using the Client Autoconfiguration File
- Understanding Autoconfiguration Files
  - What the Autoconfiguration File Does
  - Accessing the Proxy as a Web Server
    - Using PAC Files With a Reverse Proxy
- Using Server Manager Pages to Create Autoconfiguration Files
  - To Create an Autoconfiguration File using The Server Manager
- Creating Autoconfiguration Files Manually
  - FindProxyForURL() Function
  - JavaScript Functions and Environment
Chapter 18 ACL File Syntax
- About ACL Files and ACL File Syntax
- Referencing ACL Files in the obj.conf File
Chapter 19 Tuning Server Performance
- General Performance Considerations
- Timeout Values
- Up-to-Date Checks
  - Last-Modified Factor
- DNS Settings
- Number of Threads
- Inbound Connection Pool
- FTP Listing Width
- Cache Architecture
- Cache Batch Update
- Garbage Collection
- Solaris Performance Tuning