HTTP listener

Listener determines server connection mode (proxy, gateway, transparent, bastion) as well as its specifics.

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Adding a listener

  1. Select Management > Listeners.
  2. Click Add.
  1. Select HTTP from the Protocol drop-down list.
  2. In the Permissions section, add users allowed to manage this object.
  3. In the Connection section, select desired connection mode.

gateway

Note

User connects to the target host by providing its actual IP address. Wheel Fudo PAM moderates the connection with the remote host using own IP address. This option requires deploying Wheel Fudo PAM in the bridge mode.

  • Select gateway from the Mode drop-down list.
  • Select the network interface used for handling connections over this listener.

proxy

Note

User connects to the target host by providing Wheel Fudo PAM IP address and port number which unambiguously identifies target host.

  • Select gateway from the Mode drop-down list.
  • Select the the IP address from the Local address drop-down list and enter port number.

transparent

Note

User connects to the target host by providing its actual IP address. Wheel Fudo PAM moderates the connection with the remote host using user’s IP address. This option requires deploying Wheel Fudo PAM in the bridge mode.

  • Select transparent from the Mode drop-down list.
  • Select the network interface used for handling connections over this listener.
  1. Select the Use TLS option to enable encryption.
  2. Select the Enable SSLv2 support to support SSL v2 encrypted connections.
  3. Select the Enable SSLv3 support to support SSL v3 encrypted connections.
  4. Click the i icon to generate server’s certificate, or the i icon to upload a certificate.
  5. Click Save.

Modifying a listener

  1. Select Management > Listeners.
  1. Find and click desired listener to access its configuration parameters.
  2. Modify configuration values as needed.

Note

Unsaved changes are marked with an icon.

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  1. Click Save.

Blocking and unblocking a listener

Blocking a listener disables access for users using it to connect to servers.

Warning

Blocking a listener will terminate current connections with server which uses it.

  1. Select Management > Listeners.
  2. Find and select desired listener.
  3. Click Block to block access to given resource or Unblock to allow using given object to connect to selected servers.
  4. Provide descriptive reason for blocking given resource and click Confirm.

Deleting a server definition

Warning

Deleting a listener will terminate current connections with server which uses it.

  1. Select Management > Listeners.
  2. Find and select desired listener.
  3. Click Delete.
  4. Confirm deleting selected objects.

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