Changing URL of standard Portal applications

[Former Member]

I am looking for restrict access to standard admin application (such as useradmin) from internet.

So I want to rename the standard URL itself so that it not know to others.

like renaming http://host:port/useradmin to http://host:port/XYZ

Dose anyone know how can this be done?

CAn we maintail alies to the " http://host:port/useradmin " as " http://host:port/XYZ " .

And block standard url (ie http://host:port/useradmin ) and give access only to " http://host:port/XYZ " .

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Any body ?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The best way to change URLs and to secure a Portal system is to use a reverse proxy in a DMZ.

You can use Apache or the SAP Web Dispatcher 7.2 whic is now able to "rewrite" URLs.

Check the documentation on help.sap.com.

Regards,

Olivier

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Hussain,

As Olivier indicated, the URL redirecton can be done with web dispatcher. But there is a limitation with https redirects.

So you can use the apache web server for redirects.

Another option is, you can redirect URL on the hardware load balancers such as F5. Check if your company has hardware load balancers.

Revert for clarifications.

Cheers....,

Raghu

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi again,

>As Olivier indicated, the URL redirecton can be done with web dispatcher. But there is a limitation with https redirects.

The limitation was that the web dispatcher used to be only able to do URL redirects and not able to do URL rewrites.

It seems that the last release (web dispatcher 7.1) is now able to do URL "rewrites* "à la Apache".

Check parameter icm/HTTP/mod_xx

Regards,

Olivier