FAQ-IAP for non-http traffic (#372)

* add does an IAP handle non-HTTP traffic to FAQ
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+title: "How does an Identity-Aware Proxy handle non-HTTP traffic?"
+description: "It does not handle non-HTTP traffic because it’s designed to work with OAuth 2."
+tags:
+- Identity-Aware Proxy
+- non-HTTP traffic
+- OAuth 2
+- VPN
+---
+
+## Question
+
+If we use an Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP), how does it handle non-HTTP traffic?
+
+## Answer
+
+IAP does not handle non-HTTP traffic because it’s designed to work with OAuth 2, which is strictly an HTTP-based authentication scheme. Non-HTTP traffic must flow over SSH tunnels or via a VPN (e.g. OpenVPN).