SAP Webdispatcher as entrance point from the internet

[markus_unterweger]

Hi,

I've a question about using the Sap Webdispatcher in a scenario suitable for

access from the internet (compare for e.g.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/de/13/bdd13ffc9a4a21e10000000a1550b0/content.htm 😞

Browser (Internet) | Webdispatcher | WebAS (ABAP)| Backend

where | donates a Firewall

I know the features of webdispatcher (HTTPS termination, URL filtering,..) and would

consider it to be basically suitable to be the entrance point from the internet.

So my question:

Do you trust the Sap-Webdispatcher and would you use it as the entrance point from the internet our would

you place a reverse proxy before it (Browser | Reverse Proxy | Webdispatcher WebAS | Backend ).

If you would place a reverse proxy before it which is the one to choose (I guess Apache)

Thanks and Regards,

Markus

[Former Member]

I'd also trust it. (We placed it in the DMZ without a reverse proxy.)

[SergioFerrari]

I trust it (I implemented it at many customer's sites without R/P).

If you use R/P I think it is enough and ou do not need SAP Web Dispatcher.

Sergio

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I'm also interested in configureing this scenario to have access from the internet via sap webDispatcher.

In the PFL File, I declared following redirection:

icm/HTTP/redirect_0 = PREFIX=/, TO=/cfolders/cfx_rfc_ui, HOST=cfolders.tka.tknet.thyssenkrupp.com, PORT=8023

The redirection caused, that the URL of the browser changed from:

http://n000262:82 (Connection to the webdispatcher)

to

http://cfolders.tka.tknet.thyssenkrupp.com:8023/cfolders/cfx_rfc_ui/default.htm

(redirected link)

But at this way, we have to open the access directly to the Web-Server and also the needed port to the internet. That could not be practicable. The URL to the WebDispatcher should not be changed, the WebDispatcher should do the redirection internally.

Who can assist by configureing this scenario ?

Thanks

Georg