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Cactus Proxy Functionality

Cactus Proxy Functionality. Single sign-on for Cactus usersSimplified Contractual ArrangementsGroup AuthenticationDetailed Usage Logging

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Cactus Proxy Functionality

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    4. Cactus Proxy Authentication HTTP “Basic authentication” (unchallenged Base64) preferred as universal method. Can handle “forms filtering” on an individual (expensive) basis. HTTP “Digest authentication” requires so much handshaking as to seriously affect performance. SSL and certificates are impossible by their very nature. And HTTP proxy is required to be transparent with both. IP address spoofing is implicit.

    5. Cactus Proxy Commercial Questions Will this scheme facilitate university / ePublisher contractual relations? Is group authentication at the publisher side sufficient or are the publishers going to insist on individual authentication? What kind of accounting is going to be needed? Will a group to realm server side restriction do or is each individual object accounted for? At what resolution are we going to need the authentication realm of object?

    6. Cactus Access Control System Version 2.0

    7. WHAT IS CACTUS ? Centralised network users and resources configuration and administration. Terminal-independent dynamic desktop and profile configuration at user logon. Detailed resource usage monitoring and accounting. Usage quotas enforcement by session, day, month and year. Inter-client messaging facilities. Remote shutdown request facilities.

    8. WHAT’S NEW IN CACTUS 2.0 Fully rewritten in C++ for Win32 platforms. Three tier model for optimum load balancing. Database independent. Fully integrates with Microsoft Zero Administration Kit (ZAK) Methodologies, providing a one-point centralised management tool.

    9. CACTUS 2.0 ARCHITECTURE

    10. CACTUS TOKEN SERVER Accepts Cactus Task Manager (client) connections to authorise users, send configuration information and receive usage statistics Multi-threaded TCP/IP server supporting Cactus token protocol. Three Tier Model. Database independent, currently tested against Informix and MS SQL Server. Runs as an icon on the Windows NT taskbar.

    11. CACTUS ADMINISTRATOR Allows systems administrators a modular centralised handling of users and system resources. Client/server architecture for database interactions. Simple, yet powerful user interface. Tight integration with MS ZAK methodologies. Real-time network resource usage monitoring. Built-in messaging and remote shutdown facilities.

    12. CACTUS TASK MANAGER I (Client) Runs both on NT Workstation and Win95/98. Started at user logon, connects to Cactus token server to authenticate user and receive authorised resources, unit costs and configuration information. Accounts for resource usage and returns detailed statistics to the server Enforces usage quota limits, logs the user off if any limit is exceeded.

    13. CACTUS TASK MANAGER II (Client) Supports inter-client messaging and remote shutdown facilities. Supports a standard Cactus DDE interface to receive and process detailed statistical data generated by Cactus compliant applications such as ZNavigator. Runs as an icon on the windows Taskbar.

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