Operating System/400, 5769-SS1
456 AS/400e System Handbook
• HTTP Server for AS/400
For the AS/400 system, network computing is supported with HTTP Server for OS/400,
formerly known as Internet Connection Server. An AS/400 system can access a vast
network of computers as if they were a single entity. Everyone and everything can access
and distribute information, applications, and services provided by the network.
HTTP server for the AS/400 system provides:
– Web connection support for OS/400, providing a common protocol for support of
multiple vendor products on the World Wide Web:
• Digital ID authentication (certificate support) requires one of the Cryptographic
products
• Socks and SSL tunneling
• 5250/Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Workstation Gateway (WSG)
• Server automatically transforms current AS/400 5250 applications to HTML for
display on Web browsers
• Logging of World Wide Web Server access for tracking activity, allowing AS/400
owners to get feedback on who is accessing their servers and what parts are
being accessed
• Automatic browser detection
• Support for Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS)
• Access to documents stored in Notes with a Domino plug-in
• Use LDAP to store configuration and user authentication information
• Support for CGI programs, including multi-thread support
• Dynamic caching of Web pages
• Support for the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is provided by one of the following
cryptographic products:
– 5769-AC1 Cryptographic Access Provider 40-bit for AS/400*
– 5769-AC2 Cryptographic Access Provider 56-bit for AS/400*
– 5769-AC3** Cryptographic Access Provider 128-bit for AS/400
– 5769-CE1 Client Encryption 40-bit for AS/400
– 5769-CE2 Client Encryption 56-bit*
– 5769-CE3 Client Encryption 128-bit
* Approved for export by U.S government
**Available in the USA and Canada only
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