Sun Java System Web Proxy Server

Sun Java System Web Proxy Server

Features and Benefits

The Java System Web Proxy Server makes it easier for administrators to manage intelligent networks of proxy servers and helps the organization enjoy better network performance.


Features and Benefits
Scalable, flexible caching
  • Provides efficient, transparent caching of Web documents on demand or on command
  • Data refresh at specified intervals
  • Supports the building of hierarchal caches
  • Supports the Cache Array Routing Protocol (CARP)

Fine-grained filtering
  • Controls access to network resources by granting or denying access based on user name and password, named groups, and IP DNS and host-based wildcard expressions
  • Allows filtering based on requested URLs
  • Provides generic protocol support for firewall traversal via SOCKSv5

Supports LDAP-based user/group/password management for proxy authentication
  • Provides clustered configuration and management of multiple proxy servers
  • Offers a consistent, cross-platform, easy-to-use administration environment through HTML forms

Centralized user name and password management
  • Enables organizations to securely provide users with fast, efficient access to appropriate resources

Enhanced network security
  • Facilitates user access through the firewall
  • Reduced user wait times