Introducing Sun Java Web Server

A web server serves content using the HTTP protocol. The web server receives client requests over HTTP protocol and responds back in HTTP protocol. The web server can serve static or dynamic content based on configuration and software associated with the web server deployment.

In a typical production environment, the web server acts as a gateway for all of the incoming traffic. Usually, all static content including HTML and images are stored on the same host where the web server is running. Any request for this static content is served by the web server over HTTP. For dynamic content, the web server passes a request to some application server; the application server generates and returns dynamic content to the web server, and the web server delivers it back to the client over HTTP protocol.

The web server also provides support for secure transmission by providing encryption over HTTP protocol. The web server supports SSL over HTTP for communication between...