Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server
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| Developer(s) | Sun Microsystems |
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| Operating system | Solaris Linux HPUX Windows |
| Type | proxy server |
| Website | Sun's Proxy page |
The Sun Java System Web Proxy Server is a proxy server software developed by Sun Microsystems.
Overview
The Sun Java System Web Proxy server, or SJSWPS (now known as the Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server), is a popular HTTP/1.1 Proxy server software developed by Sun Microsystems. SJSWPS 4.0 is widely used for proxying, caching, and filtering web content, boosting network security and performance, as well as to protect and secure, and load balance across, content servers.
History
Earlier known as Sun ONE Web Proxy server, the Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 is a major rewrite of the older 3.x version of Sun's Proxy server, formerly known as Netscape Proxy Server.
Features
| Multithreaded core | ||||
| Optional support for a Multi-process architecture | ||||
The following protocol clients are available:
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| CARP | ||||
| ICP | ||||
| Batch updates ('Prefetch' or 'data refresh') | ||||
| SSL support for secure access | ||||
| Routing / Load balancing | ||||
| URL Filtering | ||||
| SOCKS v5 support | ||||
| GUI-based Administration interface for server management, monitoring and migration | ||||
| GUI-based Installer | ||||
| Distributed Administration | ||||
| SNMP for Server monitoring | ||||
| LDAP support for centralized authentication management | ||||
| Netscape Server Application Programming Interface for customization | ||||
| Multilevel logging with support for log rotation, log monitoring and analysis |
Recently added features
| Internal DNS lookup client |
| Support for (Squid-like) PURGE requests |
| SED filter for HTTP request/response body rewriting |
| In-memory cache for frequently used cache files |
| 'URL Mapping' |
| Telemetry / Service Tags support |
| Support for stale-while-revalidate cache-control extension |
Supported Platforms
| Sun Solaris 8 for Sparc |
| Sun Solaris 9 for Sparc |
| Sun Solaris 10 for Sparc |
| Sun Solaris 9 for x86 |
| Sun Solaris 10 for AMD Opteron |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 3 Update 4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 4 Update 2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 5 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service pack 4 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition |
| HP-UX 11i (11.11) |
Upcoming releases
Version 4.0.9 is now released and contains the following enhancements:
| Generic request header rewriting |
| SED filter for request/response body rewriting |
| CacheOnDedicatedFS magnus.conf directive for faster cache performance |
| RHEL5 support |
| Support for only-if-cached cache-control extension |
| Support for stale-while-revalidate cache-control extension |
| In-memory (NSFC) cache for better performance |
- Version 4.0.10 is scheduled for release in April 2009.
4.0.10 is expected to support:
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The following new parameters (to the "cache-setting" SAF) that support ignore-reload, ignore-no-cache, ignore-no-store, ignore-private, without-lastmod,
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Transparent Proxying for HTTP/1.1 connections |
4.0.13 is expected to be released around end of January 2010. Here are the new features being introduced:
| Support for authenticated connections |
| Support for Windows 2008 server |
| Enable use of LDAP search filters |
| Error rewriting capability for Proxy's http client |
| Support Sun Fire T-series Crypto Accelerator |
!=!=!=!=!=!=!=! The Above is quite old information !=!=!=!=!=!=!=!=
4.0.14 is the most recent *full* release (September 2010)
This can be downloaded here: https://cds-edit.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=SJPrxySrv-4.0.14-OTH-G-F@CDS-CDS_SMI
4.0.15 is the most recent patch (September 2010)
All the information including enhancements and fixes can be found here: http://dlc.sun.com/pdf/821-1888/821-1888.pdf