-none- 2007-08-15 - By David Rodr?guez Fern?ndez
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You can execute tihs iptables line (if you are using linux) directly in the
server where you run tomcat (substitute xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx whith the ip address
of your linux box):
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -d xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -p tcp -m tcp --dport 443
-j DNAT --to-destination xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8443
On 8/14/07, Stephen Caine <stephen@(protected)> wrote:
>
> Is there a way to remove the port number from a https request where
> the original url looks something like this:
>
> https://host_name:8443/
>
> The approach to change the server.xml file (where the connector port
> is changed from 8443 to 443) is not practical for us. When this is
> done, Tomcat requires the root user to run. We consider this a
> security risk.
>
> We have considered a port forwarder, but we are unclear whether to
> install this on the Tomcat server or router. In any event, we are
> not at all sure this is the best approach. Any advice will be
> appreciated. Our operating system is Mac OS X.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen
>
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