Question 1) You are required to configure and test a Web server to provide web hosting services to a client computer. Install and configure a web server, serving out a default web page that you have created. The web page should contain at least your name, the subject name "ITC333 Server Maintenance and Administration - Assessment 3" and may contain other content that you choose to create. Test the operation of your web server using an external client requesting a web page that you have created.
Question 2) Configure a new web page on your Web server to communicate in a secure manner using SSL. The content of the new page should include the phrase "ITC333 Assessment 3 - with encryption". You will need to create a certificate, and configure your web server to use that certificate to provide HTTPS services.
Question 3) Capture and describe the network activity occurring between the client and Web Server for both part 1 and part 2 of this practical assignment. On your Linux computer use a packet sniffer to capture network traffic, then analyse and describe the HTTP and HTTPS transfer processes between client and server, and describe the detail in each packet.
Submit a learning diary for these activities in which you should include:
- Your Web server configuration, including copies of the underlying Web server configuration files;
- Screenshots from your client device validating the operation of the Web server;
- Details and analysis of the packet capture;
- What you did;
- What problems you encountered and how you solved them;
- How much time you spent on each part of the exercise.