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FAQ Category: General

What is Proxy Chaining?

In Muse, there are 2 types of proxy chaining: a) “ProxyChaining” happens when the MNM chains with the proxy used for source authentication. In a Muse application where we have configured a MNM_HOST to re-write the record links and a PROXY_HOST to use for authentication we have the following scenarios: 1) If the MNM and…

What are the ‘Type 1’ and ‘Type 2’ rewritten links?

They are types of rewritten links handled by the ‘Navigation Manager’ web context. A) Example of ‘Type 1’ rewritten URL: http://navigationManagerHost:navigationManagerPort/com/site/?MuseProtocol=ProtocolValue&MuseHost=some.site.com &targetSiteParameter1=targetSiteParameterValue1 … &targetSiteParameterN=targetSiteParameterValueN &MuseCookie=CookieValue&MuseReferer=RefererValue &MuseAuthorization=AuthorizationValue &MuseAuthorizationScheme=AuthorizationSchemeValue &MuseProxyHost=ProxyHostValue&MuseProxyPort=ProxyPortValue &MuseProxyPac=ProxyPacValue &MuseProxyAuthorization=ProxyAuthorizationValue &MuseProxyAuthorizationScheme=ProxyAuthorizationSchemeValue &MuseCharset=CharsetValue&MuseUID=UIDValue &MuseProxyAuthenticationToken=ProxyAuthenticationTokenValue &MuseNavigationManagerMode=NavigationManagerModeValue&MusePath=PathValue A rewritten link is of ‘Type 1’ format if it contains the Muse Navigation Manager authentication markers (MuseCookie, MuseReferer, MuseProxyHost etc….

What authentication types a Muse Proxy Application supports?

For authenticating the end-users into a Muse Proxy Application the following authentication modules are available: –ProxyLoginModuleUserPassword. Performs User Name/Password authentication. –ProxyLoginModuleIP. Performs IP authentication based on client machine IP. –ProxyLoginModuleLDAP. Performs authentication against a LDAP Server. –ProxyLoginModuleFTP. Performs authentication against a FTP Server. The FTP authentication module supports NONE, SSL or TLS connection encryptions. –…

Why I am getting delays when accessing my configured sources in a Muse Proxy Application running on Windows Server?

This may be due to the default Windows limitations for network connections, more exactly the max limit set on simultaneous network connections. Receiving the TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts error in Windows Event Viewer for Event ID 4226 is a clear sign of reaching the…

When I click on the persistent URL link, why am I being asked for authentication details?

The PERSISTENT-URL (sometimes also called durable URLs or durable links) is a url to a detailed native record and it is specifically not rewritten by Muse Navigation Manager. The PERSISTENT-URL link was created as an URL for which the users will use their own authentication to access the native data. The PERSISTENT-URL was specifically designed…

How can I tell if my Muse Proxy is secure?

This FAQ has been created for partners to check the Muse Proxy configuration ($MUSE_HOME/proxy/hosts.xml file) to make sure they are not open proxies, and therefore prone to illegal usage. RULES TO MODIFY: 1.) In the hosts.xml under the default user, there should be no <ALLOW>*</ALLOW> rule: <USER_RULE> <ID>default</ID> <ALLOW>*</ALLOW> The default user allows the ICE…