Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction to FileMaker Pro web security
Protecting your databases from outside attacks
5
Physical security
5
Operating System security
6
Firewall protection
6
Web server security and the Web Companion
7
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security for Custom Web Publishing
7
Protecting your data in FileMaker Pro
8
Considerations when designing databases for web publishing
8
Securing data for web publishing within FileMaker Pro
12
FileMaker Pro access privileges
13
FileMaker Pro Web Security Database
14
Additional security features in FileMaker Pro
15
Web Companion configuration
15
The cdml_format_files folder
16
Chapter 2
How to secure your data in FileMaker Pro web publishing
Protecting data for Instant Web Publishing
17
Defining passwords
17
Specifying access privileges as the security method for Instant
Web Publishing
19
Record by record protection for Instant Web Publishing using
FileMaker Pro access privileges
19
Specifying default layouts in databases published with Instant
Web Publishing
21
Recommendations
22
Protecting Custom Web Publishing solutions
22
Using access privileges to protect Custom Web Publishing
23
Using the Web Security Database to protect Custom Web Publishing
23
Record by record protection with the Web Security Database
24
Chapter 3
Using the Web Security Database
How the Web Security Database works
29
Installing the Web Security Database
30
Enabling the Web Security Database
30
Assigning Web Security to your databases
32
Protecting specific records in a database using the Web Security Database
35
Changing Web Security settings remotely from the Web
36
Web Security Database tips
41