Opengate Error Check

As opengate interacts with many software, it is diffcult to recognize the behavior. Thus this memo is prepared to assist debug.


Following is the list of errors and the descriptions at each execution step in the form as;
  1. Normal Action

  1. Opengate is installed successfully.
  2. When you access to an external URL by a browser, the packet is forwarded to local Apache server by the ipfw's fwd rule.
  3. Opengatefwd.cgi runs and sends out Refresh Request Page. The page is made from the topindex.html by replacing keywords. The page is displayed for a while and go to next.
  4. Opengateauth.cgi runs. It send out Auth Request Page. The page is made from the index.html by replacing keywords.
  5. At sending correct user ID and password, opengatesrv.cgi runs and sends back Accept Page. The page is made from the accept.html(or accept-ssl.hmtl) by replacing keywords.
  6. In accept page, yellow bar is displayed. And user-id and start message are displayed in the bar.
  7. Another window for Start Page is displayed.
  8. From this moment to browser closing, communication with various protocol can be allowed.
  9. The message in yellow bar is changed every few minutes.
  10. When the browser is terminated and restarted, the authentication is requested again.