RE: iSeries vs. Unix vs. SQL Server vs. Oracle &Security/Data separation???

[Chris Bipes <chris.bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why put the HTTP SSL load on my iSeries when I have a cheap Web server in
the DMZ?  So they break IIS and have full control of the web server.  The
web server is a stand alone W2K box not in any work group or domain.   Only
runs IIS and one sock client application that takes request from IIS and
re-formats them to the iSeries.  The socket client also connects to one of
several iSeries, if the primary is down, it switches to a secondary.  We
just reset once the primary is back up.

-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan M. Andelin 

True.  But you're still placing a combination HTTP-Application server in the
DMZ.

Why not place a Web server in the DMZ for public, static content?  But in
the case of a request for a protected application, why not pass it from the
firewall defining the entry point to the DMZ to the firewall defining the
exit point to the DMZ and finally to the OS/400 HTTP Server which is located
in the protected LAN segment?