ASSIGNMENT

WEB SERVER

The function of a web server is to store,

process and deliverweb
pagestoclients. The communication
between client and server takes place
using Hypertext Transfer
Protocol(HTTP). Pages delivered are
most frequentlyHTML documents, which
may includeimages ,docsin addition to
text content.

PROXY SERVER

A Proxy server is a server that acts as a

intermediary for request from clients seeking
resources from other

To keep machines behind it anonymous

To speed up access to resource

Proxy server accepts request from client

It generates response based on two conditions
If the document exists in the local cache, proxy
server itself provides the required retrieval to the
client
If there is cache miss then the request is been
forwarded to original server
The proxy server transfers the replies to the client
The proxy server thus acts as both server and client

FIREWALL
A firewall is a hardware or software designed to
permit or deny network transmissions based upon a
set of rules and is frequently used to protect
networks from unauthorized access while
permitting legitimate communication to pass
Types of firewall
Packet filters
Circuit level gateways
Application layer firewall

BENEFITS OF FIREWALL

Firewall protects private local area network

from intrusion of internet
Privileges can be granted according to job
level
Firewall allows network administrators to
offer access to specific types of service

INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM

Anintrusion detection system(IDS) is a

device orsoftware applicationthat monitors
network or system activities for malicious
activities or policy violations and produces
reports to a management station
Network Intrusion Detection Systems
Host Intrusion Detection Systems

INTRUSION PREVENTION
SYSTEM

IPS arenetwork securityappliances that

monitor network and/or system activities for
malicious activity. The main functions of
intrusion prevention systems are to identify
malicious activity, log information about this
activity, attempt to block/stop it, and report
it

Network-based intrusion prevention system (NIPS):

monitors the entire network for suspicious traffic by
analyzing protocol activity.

Wireless intrusion prevention systems (WIPS): monitor

a wireless network for suspicious traffic by analyzing
wireless networking protocols.

Host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS): an

installed software package which monitors a single
host for suspicious activity by analyzing events
occurring within that host.

STATELESS VS STATEFUL

Client-server system is stateless if:

Client is independently responsible for its
actions, server doesnt track set of clients or
ensure that cached data stays up to date

Client-server system is stateful if:

Server tracks its clients, takes actions to
keep their cached states current. Client can
trust its cached data.

A stateful server keeps state between connections. A stateless server

does not.

When you send a request to a stateful server, it may create some

kind of connection object that tracks what information you request.
When you send another request, that request operates on the state
from the previous request. So you can send a request to "open"
something. And then you can send a request to "close" it later. Inbetween the two requests, that thing is "open" on the server.

When you send a request to a stateless server, it does not create any
objects that track information regarding your requests. If you "open"
something on the server, the server retains no information at all that
you have something open. A "close" operation would make no sense,
since there would be nothing to close.