Multi-homed Web server

• US 20060047834A1
• Filed: 06/16/2005
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1996
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Original Assignee: GraphOn Corporation
• Inventors: Coley, Christopher D., Wesinger, Ralph E. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/156,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20060047834A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/42 using separate channels for security data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2514 between local and global IP addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2521 Translation architectures other than single NAT servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/256 NAT traversal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/35 involving non-standard use of addresses for implementing network functionalities, e.g. coding subscription information within the address or functional addressing, i.e. assigning an address to a function
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/02 for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0263 Rule management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0281 Proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/164 Adaptation or special uses of UDP protocol
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A multi-homed web server is disclosed including a plurality of virtual hosts operable in a web server. A master configuration file associated with each of said plurality of virtual hosts is provided. A plurality of modules are available for processing particular types of incoming connection requests. Associations are maintained in the master configuration file for determining which of the plurality of modules is appropriate for a particular incoming connection request.

Claims

1. A multi-homed web server comprising:

web server software operable on a physical machine, the web server software configured to provide a plurality of virtual hosts and a master configuration file associated with each of said plurality of virtual hosts;

a plurality of modules for processing particular types of incoming connection requests; and

wherein the master configuration file contains associations for determining which of said plurality of modules is appropriate for said incoming connection request.

2. The multi-homed web server of claim 1, wherein each of said virtual hosts having an associated configuration sub-file derived from a master configuration file.

3. The multi-homed web server of claim 1, the web server software being further configured to process an incoming connection request according to rules contained in said master configuration file.

4. The multi-homed web server of claim 2, wherein the master configuration file is consulted to determine what level of connection scrutiny is applicable for the identified virtual host.

5. The multi-homed web server of claim 1, wherein the master configuration file is consulted to determine what level of connection scrutiny is applicable for the source of the connection request.

6. The multi-homed web server of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of modules for processing particular types of connection requests.

7. The multi-homed web server of claim 6, wherein at least one of said plurality of modules comprises an animation module.

8. A multi-homed web server comprising:

web server means for providing a plurality of virtual host means and master configuration file means associated with each of said plurality of virtual host means;

a plurality of processing module means for processing particular types of incoming connection requests; and

association means for determining which of said plurality of processing module means is appropriate for said incoming connection request.

9. The multi-homed web server of claim 8, further comprising configuration sub-file means derived from a master configuration file and associated with a particular virtual host means.

10. The multi-homed web server of claim 8, further comprising means for processing an incoming connection request according to rules contained in said master configuration file means.

11. The multi-homed web server of claim 9, further comprising means for consulting said master configuration file means for determining what level of connection scrutiny is applicable for the identified virtual host.

12. The multi-homed web server of claim 8, further comprising means for consulting said master configuration file means for determining what level of connection scrutiny is applicable for the identified virtual host.

13. The multi-homed web server of claim 8, further comprising a plurality of module means for processing particular types of connection requests.

14. The multi-homed web server of claim 13, wherein one of said plurality of module means comprises animation means for providing server-side animation.

15. A multi-homed web server comprising:

a plurality of virtual hosts operable in a web server;

a master configuration file associated with each of said plurality of virtual hosts;

a plurality of modules for processing particular types of incoming connection requests; and

associations maintained in the master configuration file for determining which of said plurality of modules is appropriate for said incoming connection request.

16. The multi-homed web server of claim 15, wherein each of said virtual hosts having an associated configuration sub-file derived from a master configuration file.

17. The multi-homed web server of claim 15, the web server software being further configured to process an incoming connection request according to rules contained in said master configuration file.

18. The multi-homed web server of claim 16, wherein the master configuration file is consulted to determine what level of connection scrutiny is applicable for the identified virtual host.

19. The multi-homed web server of claim 15, wherein the master configuration file is consulted to determine what level of connection scrutiny is applicable for the source of the connection request.

20. The multi-homed web server of claim 15, further comprising a plurality of modules for processing particular types of connection requests.

21. The multi-homed web server of claim 20, wherein at least one of said plurality of modules comprises an animation module.