Re: 'masking' or 'hiding' am ip address from a web browser

[bp1974 () comcast net]

Bryan:
   At the outset, unless your server is protected by a firewall etc., not registering it in the DNS is not going to 
make it more secure except for the most basic of attacks. However, if your reasons are purely aesthetic there are 
couple of ways to go about it:
  1. On a windows network, you can map the web-directory under a specific "share" name (on every client in your 
network) and reference that name in the URLS pointing to your server. Then this is what the users will see on their 
browser. 
  2. You can try using http proxy running on a 3rd system (which is on the DNS) that masks the IP address of your web 
server. 


Balaji

> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bryan Sultanik [mailto:Bryan.Sultanik () tdh state tx us]
> > > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 6:49 AM
> > > To: 'security-basics () securityfocus com'
> > > Subject: 'masking' or 'hiding' am ip address from a web browser
> > >
> > >
> > > How can I mask or hide my ip address behind a 'friendly name' when users
> > > access my web app via web browser. Currently, when they hit the app, their
> > > browser shows  192.xx.xxx.xx instead of 'myserver'. I am running Web logic
> > > 7 on a Win2k server, have specifically chosen not to register the server in
> > > our enterprise DNS for security reasons.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > --Bryan
> > >
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