Re: SharePoint

["Mclaughlin, Kevin (mclaugkl)" <mclaugkl () UCMAIL UC EDU>]

Did u ask our experts as well?


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Sent: Fri Feb 20 10:42:27 2009
Subject: [SECURITY] SharePoint


Hello Everyone,

We have a request to set up a single account in SharePoint that is intend to
be used as a shared account for the distribution of documents with
non-sensitive content.

Are you aware of any concerns or technical risks of shared accounts in
SharePoint?  

Obviously, we have the general risks of not knowing which user of the shared
account is responsible for a given action in the system, but assuming the
account is locked down to just be a document sharing repository, would this
request raise any strong concerns for you?

Thanks for your insights, 

Regards, 

Quinn R. Shamblin
Information Security Officer
GCFA, CISSP, PMP
University of Cincinnati 
(513) 556-0803
quinn.shamblin () uc edu