Re: secure sharepoint 2010 design

[Ansgar Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2010-08-02 Paul Johnston wrote:
> The question I would ask is: do existing similar systems in your
> company have a dedicated, firewalled network?
>
> I think you'll find that somewhat more critical systems (e.g. your
> domain controllers) currently sit on the same network as all your
> workstations. While there is a security benefit in firewalling
> sharepoint, it's a bit moot if more critical systems are not
> firewalled.

If you take an actual look at which ports would have to be opened in a
firewall for a DC to operate correctly, you'll understand that placing
DCs behind firewalls is kinda pointless.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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