Do you have Exchange? If so, how are you publishing OWA to the internet? Most places that I have been involved with use similar methods for publishing OWA and SharePoint to the internet.
Personally I am a big fan of placing this behind a ISA server. Vince On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Kelsay, Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could you not enable SSL for the SharePoint Website and create user > accounts for the contractors that only allow them to see the content they > need? > > > > I am kind of a SharePoint newbie so not sure if this is a viable option or > not. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* 15 May 2008 15:55 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Sharepoint in the DMZ > > > > I've got a sharepoint server sitting on a virtual machine. I've been > tasked to give some of our contractors access to the box to enter > information, etc. I've thought about giving them domain user names and > locking down terminal sessions, giving them access to that box only. I've > thought about putting that machine on the DMZ. I've through about putting > it in front of the firewall altogether. This is new territory for me and > I'm not 100% comfortable with any of my "thoughts" yet. Any other > suggestions? Obviously there are pros and cons to each of these, and there > probably is a better solution available which I haven't thought of yet, to > be secure as well as accommodating. Thanks. > Steve > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ****** This email is sent for and on behalf of Inspop.com Limited ****** > > Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registration > no. 310635. > > Inspop.com Limited (also trading as "Confused.com") is registered in > England and Wales at 2nd Floor, Friary House, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff, CF10 > 3AE (Reg. No. 03857130 ). Any opinions expressed in this email are those of > the individual and not necessarily the company. This email and any files > transmitted with it, including replies and forwarded copies (which may > contain alterations) subsequently transmitted from the Company, are > confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. It may > contain material protected by attorney-client privilege. If you are not the > intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering to the intended > recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that > any use is strictly prohibited. > > If you have received this email in error please notify the Information > Security Officer by telephone on +44 (0) 29 2043 4200. Please then delete > this email and destroy any copies of it. This email has been swept for > viruses before leaving our system. > > Security Warning: Please note that this email has been created in the > knowledge that Internet email is not a 100% secure communications medium. We > advise that you understand and accept this lack of security when emailing > us. > > Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and any > attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good > computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. > > We may monitor the content of E-mails sent and received via our network for > viruses or unauthorised use and for other lawful business purposes. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Messagelabs. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. > ________________________________________________________________________ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~