11 Managing Security

This chapter describes how you can secure access to the Oracle Traffic Director administration server and enable SSL/TLS for Oracle Traffic Director virtual servers. It also describes how to configure client authentication and how you can use Oracle Traffic Director to secure access to origin servers.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Securing Access to the Administration Server

• Configuring SSL/TLS Between Oracle Traffic Director and Clients

• Configuring SSL/TLS Between Oracle Traffic Director and Origin Servers

• Managing Certificates

• Managing PKCS#11 Tokens

• Managing Certificate Revocation Lists

• Managing Web Application Firewalls

• Configuring Client Authentication

• Preventing Denial-of-Service Attacks

Note:

For information about some steps that you can take to secure Oracle Traffic Director in your environment, see Appendix C, "Securing Oracle Traffic Director Deployment."