HTTP Server#

The Curity Identity Server is, in essence, a HTTP Server.

It is based on the Eclipse Jetty HTTP Server. However, all configuration is done using Curity’s own Configuration Service, which can be easily accessed and modified using the Admin UI.

More information about the various capabilities of the HTTP Server can be found in the following locations:

• Accepting Incoming Connections - management of incoming TCP connections.
• Web Assets - serving assets such as CSS, images, HTML pages etc.
• HTTP Cookies - managing HTTP cookies.
• CORS - Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
• Cross-Site Requests - blocking cross-Site requests to plugins.
• DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection.
• Reverse Proxies - establishing the client’s address when the server is behind a proxy.
• Request Management - information about how the HTTP Server handles HTTP requests and configuration settings available.