Re: WebDAV

[Gary Flynn <flynngn () JMU EDU>]

Flagg, Martin D. wrote:

> We have an Windows Administrator here that wants to use webDAV using IIS
> to open up all file access to the Internet.  The interface is very nice
> but I am concerned about security.  I looking for solid technical pros
> and cons of this idea.  The Front-end is a Windows 2003 running IIS
> connecting to Windows 2000 files servers.  I know doing this with Unix
> would be better but I have no control of that, if it is done it will be
> Windows.  Also, any suggestions for securing it better would be
> appreciated.

Besides technical issues, you also have to educate
computer operators that dragging a document into
"that folder" will instantly publish it to the world.

That is not something to be taken lightly and can
quickly result in a mistake getting cached all over
the net. It can take days to purge.


--
Gary Flynn
Security Engineer
James Madison University

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