Http Essentials. Protocols For Secure, Scaleable Web Sites, With Cd-Rom

As you go through this book, you'll be able to put into practice Thomas's lessons on: How Web browsers, servers, proxies, and caches use HTTP; The structure and format of HTTP messages, including all headers an status codes; HTTP authentication and other security technologies, including SSL, TLS, and SHTTP; Techniques for accelerating HTTP- load balancing, layer 4 and layer 7 switching, caching, and Multiplexing; Related technologies - from Proxy Auto Configuration (PAC) and Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) to important caching protocols including Web Cache Coordination Protocol (WCCP), Internet Cache Protocol (ICP), and Hypertext Caching Protocol (HTCP) The evolution of HTTP and how to handle compatibility between HTTP versions. The CD-ROM includes a searchable electronic edition of the text.