WebServer

The WebServer, embedded in the Node, is used by clients to connect to the Node through the Web API. In particular by WebStudio.

Connection is possible through both http (insecure) and https (secure) channels with full control to enable/disable the channels at installation or in the WebServer object in the System Model.

Authentication methods for connection to the WebServer is managed through Security Provider objects created below the WebServer. These are then linked to Profile objects in the Access Model to either use the built-in authentication methods or IWA and OIDC.

A WebServer object with at least one enabled http/https channel is required to connect to a single Node or hierarchical family of Nodes. It is not necessary for each Node in a tree to have its own WebServer object though and it is often sufficient for only the Top-Level Node in a tree to have a WebServer object to provide a single point of access for an entire system.