What are the security considerations of running SPS?
It is important to restrict access to the SPS Administrator only to authenticated, approved users. How can access to SPS be restricted? Access to SPS can be restricted in several ways: through individual user passwords; through SPS’s IP restrictions; through system IP restrictions; and by running a dedicated publishing server. How can access to SPS be restricted by password? Consult the user authentication FAQ for more information. How can access to SPS be restricted by SPS’s IP restrictions? Access to the SPS Administrator can be limited to certain IP addresses, ranges, or domains. To do so, add a SECURE section to the configuration file. For more information consult the configuration reference section of the SPS manual. How can access to SPS be restricted by system-level IP restrictions? Various mechanisms external to SPS can be used to restrict administrative access. For example, SPS could be installed on a dedicated Web server, listening at a specific port; access to this port coul
