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http authentication and virtual http
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| tawrit 2003-06-10, 4:46 pm |
| Can anybody help me in clarifying the difference betwwen http authentication and virtual http. i went through Syngress and my concept is now clear about virtual telnet. But, vitual http, still I am confused. Can anyone explain? | |
| lamchung 2003-06-11, 8:37 pm |
| HTTP Authentication is when you access a website, the website prompt you to enter username and password (usually use SSL protocol).
Virtual HTTP is when you configure your Pix firewall so that when a user on the inside try to access a website on the Internet or establish a connection to the internet (can be anything eg. telnet etc...) the Pix prompt you to enter the Username and Password. If you are an Authorised Users (eg. the Pix verify its local database or Tacacs+ server database). The Pix will create a session and allow you to get out as normal. This is similar to Virtual Telnet but it use HTTP instead. | |
| tawrit 2003-06-14, 9:16 am |
| thanks a lot for your concern. let me clarify my question.
PIX can authenticate in terms of http, ftp and telnet. Right? I know the difference between virtual telnet authentication in PIX and telnet authentication in PIX but I could't figure out the difference between virtual http authentication in PIX and http authentication in PIX. Am I clear now? |
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