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Re: Q: Howto - SSL Tunnel for End-to-End encryption
From: "Chandrashekhar B" <Bchandrashekar () novell com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:47:56 -0600
Hi, Usually this will be the scenario, [Web Client] <-> [Web Server (Apache)] / [Application Server (WebLogic)] <-> [Database Server (Oracle)] in which case Web Server or Application Servers will become the proxy. You can look at SSL Tunneling, here are few links, http://muffin.doit.org/docs/rfc/tunneling_ssl.html http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/proxy/ProxyUnx/SSL-TUNL.HTM If you are looking at in the application layer, XML Encryption would be the way to go, http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-12-10-a.html http://www.w3.org/Encryption/2001/ Thanks, Chandru.
"Ip, Ting Pong" <pong () cs ust hk> 4/27/2003 2:23:33 PM >>>
Hi all, I am now researching on the implementation of end-to-end encryption for the following typical web application architecture. [Web Client] <-> [Web Server (Apache)] <-> [Application Server (WebLogic)] <-> [Database Server (Oracle)] I would like to make an end-to-end encryption from the web client to application server so that no intermediate nodes could read the transmitting traffic. However, I found that the Apache SSL-Proxy module would initiate the SSL connection from the web server to the Application Server. Besides, the SSL connection from web client will terminate on the web server. Therefore, in either case, the web server can read the transmitting traffic. I am thinking that to "rewrite" or "redirect" the web connection from the web server to the application server but this would expose the application server to the public. Other than implementing the end-to-end encryption on the application level, are there any network architecture that can achieve end-to-end encryption without bypassing the web server? Thank you very much. Pong
Current thread:
- Q: Howto - SSL Tunnel for End-to-End encryption Ip, Ting Pong (Apr 27)
- Re: Q: Howto - SSL Tunnel for End-to-End encryption Cyrill Osterwalder (Apr 28)
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- Re: Q: Howto - SSL Tunnel for End-to-End encryption Chandrashekhar B (Apr 28)