(moving to USERS)
If I was answering an RFP (which this the case here), I'd mention the HTTP Web Servers that GlassFish supports as front ends: Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7, Apache 2.2, IIS 7.5, and Oracle HTTP Server. Details are in the compatibility matrix:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/glassfish31cert-matrix-328538.xls
But at the same time you are correct that you can use GlassFish without fronting it with a Web Server. For simple network topologies (no DMZ, no load-balancing) you can use the built-in Web Server which is Grizzly (
http://grizzly.java.net), a high-performance nio framework used here for serving HTTP requests.
cheers,
-Alexis
On 1 avr. 2011, at 21:15, Derek Knapp wrote:
> We are going thru a security audit, and have to fill out some questions related to which web/application server we use, and I'm not too sure how to respond.
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> I am pretty sure Glassfish is an application server, but is it also a web server? or does it use a web server under the hood?
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> These are the questions, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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> What is the web server platform used by the application?
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> Check All that Apply
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> Deficiencies
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> Apache
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> IIS
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> Other
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> What is the application server platform used by the application?
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> WebSphere
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