The server's private document namespace is joined to a DCE cell's namespace. In addition, the namespace of one Secure Web server can be mounted within the namespace of another. The point where namespaces join is called a junction . Junctions make it possible to move whole trees of Web documents to new servers without changing the URLs through which the documents are accessed. This means that, as the size of document trees grows or the number of accesses increases, enterprises can transparently add new servers to handle the growing load.
Junctions also make it possible to add specialized servers to handle specific types of requests.
The Secure Web technology is intended to provide a high level of Web security without a high level of complexity. You can grant access to documents that your company's employees, customers and business partners need while prohibiting access to unauthorized users. And, in this case, you don't have to worry about adding excessive overhead to client machines already burdened by the requirements of modern operating systems and application software. On the server side, the DCE environment that supports the Secure Web technology can range from a single machine hosting the Secure Web server, the DCE services and the documents for the Web site, to a DCE environment spanning multiple machines, geographic locations and file systems. Secure Web has the potential to bring the benefits of the Web and the DCE infrastructure to a much broader audience.