Applications and Databases

 

In this discussion, we will delve further into the technologies that connect Internet applications to back-end databases. There are different challenges and security risks faced when connecting a user application on an internal network versus connecting applications from an Internet web interface to a back-end database.

Several possible system architectures are available to connect a database to a web application. Review some the available system architectures and focus primarily on how they enable a database to respond to an HTTP request (Web request). For this discussion you will compare Apache web server and IIS (Internet Information Services).

In your initial post, explain the general role web servers have in connecting to back-end databases. Discuss the unique challenges inherent to each architecture when connecting to a back-end database. List at least two problems posed by each environment and how they can be solved. Consider the security features included within each web server technology and explain how these work to secure the data.