Summary

SharePoint comes fully loaded with a wide variety of security mechanisms, tools, and techniques to help protect and secure data within the environment. Without a full understanding of these tools, however, it can be difficult if not impossible to properly secure a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 environment.

Using a layered approach to security with SharePoint, it becomes possible to deploy multiple lines of defense against hackers, scripts, or snoops. SharePoint combines its integrated Security with the security capabilities of the Windows Server 2003 operating system and the lockdown capabilities of the Security Configuration Wizard, allowing for robust file security, transport security, and physical security. All these options make SharePoint a formidable portal product, ready for enterprise deployment.