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Sun Java System Web Server & Web Proxy Server
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Here is an overview of the features and benefits of Sun Java System Web Server and Sun Java System Web Proxy Server. See the Web Proxy Server Data Sheet for specific details about that product.
 
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Sun Java System Web Server 7.0
Feature Benefit
Server administration Enables control over virtual servers, quick access to tasks, and integrated cluster management from a browser or from the command line.

Versatile pattern matching Processes requests according to patterns, environment variables, masking of complex application URIs, and simple mass-hosting.

Java container and session failover Offers a Java EE 5 platform-compliant implementation of Java Servlets 2.5, JavaServer Pages 2.1, and other technologies. Among the capabilities of the high-performance Java container are lightweight session replication and failover through in-memory, secure persistence within a cluster.

WebDAV file management Manages and publishes content with industry-standard tools.

HTTP compression Conserves bandwidth and improves web-site performance.

Virtual server support Serves thousands of domains from a single instance of Sun Java System Web Server.

Protection from common threats Modifies requests and responses with built-in sed filters through syntax familiar to developers and administrators and guards against common and distributed attacks.

Data encryption and security Secures resources with advanced Access Control Lists (ACLs), built-in LDAP with flexible schema support, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) versions 2 and 3, Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0, and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC).

Integrated reverse proxy Enables Sun Java System Web Server to act as the HTTP endpoint between any user or agent and the HTTP origin server.

FastCGI support Efficiently adopts third-party technologies in an out-of-process configuration.

Built-in search engine Indexes and searches locally stored common document types.

64-bit support Enables Sun Java System Web Server to take full advantage of resources such as a 64-bit Java container and SSL optimizations.
 
 
Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0
Feature Benefit
LDAP support Centrally manages user names and passwords.

Access controls and filtering of URLs, content, content types, and outgoing headers Enhances network security.

Support for generic protocols for firewall traversal through SOCKS v5 Facilitates user access through the firewall.

Document caching according to user requests Reduces user wait times.
 
 
 
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