Request Securirty vs. Require Security

drew2000

Hey All,
I am working with WFAS Security Rules. I understand the difference between Request Security and Require Security.

But...what is the point of "Request Security" if the server is going to allow the traffic anyway?

Thanks,
Drew

Essendon

There's a difference between the two. If the server requires security, it will only accept secure connections. So if the client cannot provide a secure connection, the server rejects the connection. If the server requests security, it's like the server's saying "Hey I would like you to securely connect to me, but if you cant it's okay, I'll still let you through".

alan2308

The idea is that you would prefer your clients to connect securely, but you have a few that are not capable of doing so, but they still have to be able to connect. Say you have a client that's running some app that cannot be upgraded or replaced and will only run on Win95 but it still has to be able to connect to a certain server.

Most clients connecting securely is still better than no clients connecting securely.