Windows SharePoint Services Security Resource Center

Technical Articles

Conceptual Introductions

• About Security Features of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
  

  Quick overview of SharePoint Security from a site owner's viewpoint.

• Managing Permissions and Security
  

  Easy introduction to the security features of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Deeper Conceptual Discussions for Developers and IT Professionals

• Plan for and Design Security
  
• Plan for Authentication
  
• Plan Site and Content Security
  
• Overview: Plan Server Farm Security
  

Developer-oriented Technical Articles

• ASP.NET Web Site Security
  
• Code Access Security
  
• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Code Access Security
  
• Role Assignments, Role Definitions, and Inheritance
  
• Security Validation and Making Posts to Update Data
  
• Security in the .NET Framework
  
• Users, Groups, and Authorization
  

Other Technical Articles

• Accessing Secured Web Services from Windows SharePoint Services Applications
  
• Making SharePoint Resources Safe for Remote Workers
  
• Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint
  
• Securing Your Database Server (ASP.NET)
  
• Securing Your Web Server
  

Book Excerpts

• Security Architecture for SharePoint Products and Technologies
  Focus on authentication, authorization, code access security, and communication security in SharePoint Products and Technologies in this sample chapter from the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit.

Blog and Forum Posts

• 25 Tips to Lockdown Your SharePoint Environment
  
• Configuring Multiple Authentication Providers for SharePoint
  
• Groove Security, Meet SharePoint Security
  
• SharePoint Groups, Permissions, Site Security, and Depreciated Site Groups
  
• SharePoint Security
  
• SharePoint Security Algorithm
  
• SharePoint Security Concepts
  
• Trustworthy Computing, Code Access Security and SharePoint
  
• Web Application Policies