Agree, I use the same things here to proxy hdml apps, IIS servers, Apache Servers etc...
Apache's reverse proxy implementation is great you can provide authentication with htpasswd files or with an ldap database! -------------- Brian Carpio CSG Systems Inc. Open Systems Unix System Admin x3317 -------------- On 19 Feb 2003, Alejandro Flores wrote: > Hi, > > I have implemented some time ago, something like this, but using > apache. Apache has a proxy module, that makes apache work as a proxy for > a hole site, or just some directories (this module does much more...). I > mean, you can have an exposed webserver (apache), and when someone issue > an GET /somedir/ apache will download http://othersite.../somedir/ and > show it to you. > The httpd.conf will have something like this on your virtualhost > directive: > > ProxyPass /somedir/ http://othersite/somedir/ > > So, you can have an apache webserver running on the internet, and > mapping some directories to your internal IIS or wherever webserver you > have. > > Hope you can understand something! > > Regards, > Alejandro > > > > Greetings, > > > > I've read about a way to secure webservers, which must not be directly > > exposed to the Internet, using a reverse proxy, e.g. MS ISA Server or > > Squid on a UNIX box. > > > > Now my question would be: Has anyone experience with that? Is it really > > more secure (compared to firewalling and port forwarding)? Is the MS ISA > > Server Webpublishing rule (which implies reverse caching) doing an > > application layer filtering or does it just the mentioned caching? Can a > > Squid reverse proxy solution fulfill that too? > > > > If not, what are the steps necessary to accomplish this? > > > > Your input is appreciated. > > > > -- > > Jonas Nagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >
