Features
GoAhead WebServer leverages Active Server Pages (note that ASP.NET is not supported), embedded JavaScript, and in-process CGI forms processing to deliver highly efficient and effective dynamic Web page creation. WebServer also includes support for SSL, Digest Access Authentication, User Management, and standard CGI.
Embedded JavaScript is a strict subset of JavaScript, scaled down to incur a smaller memory footprint. Embedded JavaScript is a very effective way to create dynamic Web pages without having to recompile whenever you wish to change the data shown in the Web pages. The JavaScript is embedded in the Web page, using Active Server Pages, and is run by the GoAhead WebServer before the Web page is sent to the user's browser. The resulting page is small and transmits quickly to the user’s browser even over slow modem links. The JavaScript 1.3 implementation allows the creation of objects to represent device data for easy scripting access.
GoAhead WebServer uses GoForms to handle its forms processing duties. GoForms is an in-process CGI method of handling forms. GoForms enables forms to be processed without creating a new process for each browser connection. WebServer also supports traditional CGI form processing.
GoAhead WebServer supports Secure Socket Layering (SSL) for authentication and encryption over TCP/IP networks. SSL is essentially invisible to the end user: the Web browser might use a visual cue on the device to indicate duration that SSL is active, or may notify the user that they are about to enter a secure Web page. Digest Access Authentication (DAA), a more secure authentication scheme for HTTP in which passwords are always encrypted. User management functions allow different users to have different levels of access.
