[Zope] Install behind iPlanet with SSL

[Michel Pelletier]

Nicola Larosa wrote:
> 
> Hi everybody,
> 
> Zope is great, it is not that usual that one is able to heartily laugh,
> just by using a tool. It must be the Zen. ;^)
> 
> I need help. I need to install Zope behind iPlanet (Netscape)
> Enterprise Server, using SSL and authenticating users by means of
> RSA Ace Server, smart-cards and everything.
> 
> From all I've read (the ZAG, the WEBSERVERS.TXT file, and the list
> archives) the picture is not completely clear to me.
> 
> 1) Does installing PCGI within the iPlanet server guarantees a full
> one-to-one mapping between iPlanet threads and ZServer threads?

Not at all.
 
> 2) Will I be using the REMOTE_USER REQUEST variable or the
> AUTHENTICATED_USER one?

Unless you can patch the server or compile a special server module, or
use a better protocol such as FastCGI, you stuck with REMOTE_USER which
is not ideal at all.
 
> 3) I already installed the iPlanet server and Zope on a Sun. How do i
> go configuring the iPlanet server in order to activate Zope?

I've not heard of anyone running Zope with iPlanet.
 
> Please note that I am not allowed to substitute the web server with
> something else.
> 
> Those of you who already accomplished this (and I know you're out
> there), please speak up!

I HIGHLY suggest you look at FastCGI.

-Michel
> 
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