How to secure your data in FileMaker Pro web publishing 23
Using access privileges to protect Custom Web Publishing
Important
When you use access privileges as the only means of securing your database, any valid
password is potentially available for use when guests access your database over the Web/intranet.
The Web Companion permits you to enter any password defined in your database. If someone is
aware of a valid password, they can enter that password through a browser's password dialog box.
This includes master passwords, which provide access to the entire file. Even if you define unique
passwords for web only users, there is no way to disable your master password(s). Make sure that
any master passwords you define are difficult to guess and are known only to those who need to
use them. Use the additional protection of the Web Security Database if you require a greater level
of security.
For more information about FileMaker Pro access privileges, see the FileMaker Pro
User's Guide
and the FileMaker Pro online Help.
Defining passwords
If you intend to use access privileges to protect your database, you must first define a password.
Follow the instructions in Defining passwords on page 17, which are the same for Instant Web
Publishing and Custom Web Publishing.
Specifying access privileges as the security method for Custom Web Publishing
If you intend to use access privileges to protect your database, you must specify that it will be the
security method used for Custom Web Publishing. Follow the instructions in Specifying access
privileges as the security method for Instant Web Publishing on page 19, which are the same for
Instant Web Publishing and Custom Web Publishing.
Record by record protection for Custom Web Publishing using FileMaker Pro access privileges
You can use the built in record by record access feature introduced in FileMaker Pro 5.5 to specify
that web user passwords have only the limited ability to browse, edit, or delete specific records.
Follow the instructions in Record by record protection for Instant Web Publishing using
FileMaker Pro access privileges on page 19, which are the same for Instant Web Publishing and
Custom Web Publishing.
Using the Web Security Database to protect Custom Web Publishing
Use the FileMaker Pro Web Security Database to provide specialized security for your Web/
intranet published databases in Custom Web Publishing. See Chapter 3, Using the Web Security
Database, on page 29, for a complete description of this feature.
Configuring the Web Security Database
Before the Web Security Database can be enabled, you must configure it:
1.
Open the database file to be protected, for example, MyDatabase.fp5.
2.
Open Web Security.fp5.
This file is located in the FileMaker Pro 6/Web Security/Databases folder.