guidance

File Classification Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 R2

Submitted by Tristan on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 16:33

Introduction

A new "File Classification Infrastructure" service has been introduced into Windows Server 2008 R2. It is used to classify and act upon files based on their business value, and is aimed at reducing administrative burden while increasing policy compliance.

Section 508 Compliance with SharePoint

Submitted by Tristan on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 17:43

Section 508 of the 1998 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act covers accessibility for systems in the United States Federal sector, including systems developed, maintained, used, or procured by US Federal agencies.

SharePoint 2010 Sneak Peek

Submitted by Tristan on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 10:35

Microsoft have just released a "sneak peek" into the new features coming with SharePoint 2010 at  http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/Sneak_Peek/Pages/Overview-Video.aspx .

SharePoint Audit Logging and other Logs

Submitted by Tristan on Mon, 07/06/2009 - 13:35

SharePoint and associated components produce a large number of logs.

Security standards, authorization policies, and models

Submitted by Tristan on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 13:02

Authorization Policies

Organisations define security policies.

Some example business rules derived from policy are:

Single sign-on (SSO)

Submitted by Tristan on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 20:00

A guide to the SharePoint SSO service.TBD.

Administration accounts and roles

Submitted by Tristan on Sat, 05/02/2009 - 17:47

Administration can occur at a number of levels of granularity in SharePoint. Microsoft refers to this as a three-tier administration model.

The broadest, most powerful tier is that of Farm-level Administrators. This type of account provides control over the entire SharePoint farm.

Authentication options

Submitted by Tristan on Sat, 05/02/2009 - 16:20

Authentication is the process of determining who someone is.

Business Data Catalog (BDC) security

Submitted by Tristan on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 20:52

Generally, line-of-business (LOB) system security integration requires

Security considerations for MS SQL Server database with SharePoint

Submitted by Tristan on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 16:38

SharePoint uses MS SQL Server for two purposes:

  • Content database - used to store and manage SharePoint content
  • Configuration database   - used to store the global configuration settings for the associated SharePoint form.

 

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