How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized as follows:

• Part I, Secure Remote Access Server Components

  • Chapter 1, Introduction to Portal Server Secure Remote Access Server describes the relationship between Sun Java System Portal Server and Portal Server Secure Remote Access.

  • Chapter 2, Working With Gateway explains Gateway related concepts and tasks to manage the Gateway.

  • Chapter 3, Working With Proxylet describes Proxylet, which enables users to access intranet web pages through the Gateway without parsing the web pages.

  • Chapter 4, Working with Rewriter describes how to access the intranet web pages through the Gateway using Proxylet and Rewriter.

  • Chapter 5, Working with NetFile describes how to access and operate remote file systems and directories using NetFile.

  • Chapter 6, Working with Netlet explains how to securely run common TCP/IP services over insecure networks such as the Internet using Netlet.

• Part II, Configuring the Secure Remote Access Server

  • Chapter 7, Configuring the Secure Remote Access Server Access Control describes how to manage access to the Portal Server administration console.

  • Chapter 8, Configuring the Secure Remote Access Gateway explains how to configure the Gateway attributes from the Portal Server management console.

  • Chapter 9, Configuring Rewriter in the Gateway Service explains how you can use Gateway services under the Rewriter tab to perform various tasks.

  • Chapter 10, Working with Certificates describes managing certificates and installing self-signed certificates from a Certificate Authority.

  • Chapter 11, Configuring the Netlet describes configuring the Netlet attributes from the Portal Server management console.

  • Chapter 12, Configuring Netlet With Private Domain Certificates describes configuring the client browser’s Java Plug–in, so that Netlet can be used with PDC.

  • Chapter 13, Configuring Proxylet describes configuring Proxylet from the Portal Server management console.

  • Chapter 14, Configuring NetFile describes using the Portal Server management console to set up NetFile options, privileges, and preferences.

  • Chapter 15, Configuring Secure Socket Layer Accelerators describes configuring various accelerators for Portal Server Secure Remote Access Server.

• Part III, Managing the Secure Remote Access Server

  • Chapter 16, Managing the Gateway explains the way to create a Gateway Profile and Gateway instances.

  • Chapter 17, Federation Management Scenarios explains the various scenarios in maintaining a network identity.

• Appendix A, Configuration Attributes describes attributes that you can configure for Sun Java System Portal Server Secure Remote Access through the Portal Server administration console for each Portal Server Secure Remote Access component.

• Appendix B, Log Files contain debug and other types of information.

• Appendix C, Country Codes lists the two-letter country codes that you need to specify during certificate administration.