Event Review: Security and SharePoint - From Service Accounts to Item-Level Access (Session ITPRODSK-107)
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Session Outline
In this session, we are going to discuss the security methods for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007. We will go over different authentication methods, as well as benefits and limitations with these authentication methods. We will discuss the management of permissions and their role with SharePoint groups. We will go over the different permission levels and new permissions available with SharePoint 2007. We will also review access rights that can be used with the SharePoint server. We will discuss the configuration of a web farm and review the web farm topology, secure topology, secure communication, and security hardening.
Session Agenda
- Authentication in SharePoint 2007
- Permissions
- Web farm utilization
Session Media
This session consists of a Windows Media presentation and demonstrations:
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| Demo: Using Groups And Permissions
In this demonstration, we will show how to use groups and permissions. First, we will create a group within the permissions setting. Next, we will add users to that group. We will also give the users in that group a specific permission level. Finally, we will create a new permission level and apply it to a specified group.
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| Demo: Using List Item Permissions
In this demonstration, we will show how to use permissions in an item-level basis. We will add users within a list or library, add users within a group, and add individual users at the item level. Also, we will add a group to a folder and grant permissions for that particular folder.
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| Demo: Creating Forms Authentication
In this demonstration, we will create a site application and use forms authentication on that site. We will also grant the site anonymous access and use the web.config file to set up the site for connection. Finally, we will create an ASP.NET Web site to create a database that can add users and roles that will be used for Forms Authentication.
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