Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Application and Integration Services

AppServer Internet Adapter

The AppServer Internet Adapter (AIA) Web-enables the AppServer or OpenEdge Adapter for SonicMQ BrokerConnect (for 4GL clients only) by supporting HTTP and HTTPS protocols for sending information between the client and AppServer (or OpenEdge Adapter for SonicMQ BrokerConnect) across the Internet. Internet access provides a way for clients to access an AppServer (or OpenEdge Adapter for SonicMQ BrokerConnect) when the clients and server are separated by firewalls that require connections using HTTP or HTTPS. Using the AIA, you can access the AppServer over the Internet with any Web-enabled Progress 4GL client, .NET Open Client, or Java Open Client.

This chapter contains the following sections:

General architecture
Using the AppServer Internet Adapter with HTTP
Using the AppServer Internet Adapter with HTTPS
How clients use HTTPS
AppServer Internet Adapter and proxy servers

For information on the AppServer, see Chapter 3, "AppServer for OpenEdge Applications," and for information on the OpenEdge Adapter for SonicMQ, see Chapter 7, " OpenEdge Messaging and ESB." You can also use the Progress Knowledge Base on the Web (http://www.Progress.com/support) for information about Web-enabled 4GL clients. For information on Open Client applications, see OpenEdge Development: Open Client Introduction and Programming .

Note: In this chapter, all occurrences of the term “AppServer” can also mean “OpenEdge Adapter for SonicMQ BrokerConnect.”