Planning for security in Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Business Portal's distributed computing model brings significant security challenges, and demands that security be an integral part of every implementation. This white paper describes the Business Portal architecture and explains concepts related to securing the network, the Web server, the Web site, and data. (11 pp.)
Business Portal extends Microsoft Dynamics GP, providing a browser interface to securely access back office data over an intranet or an extranet. This distributed computing model brings significant security challenges, with levels of integration between clients, servers, and services. This model requires that security be an integral part of every implementation.
This document discusses the following topics:
| • | Portal architecture |
| • | Securing the network |
| • | Securing the Web server |
| • | Securing sites, pages, and content |
| • | Securing data through the Microsoft Business Framework or Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP |
| • | Securing Microsoft Dynamics GP reports displayed in Business Portal |
| • | The Microsoft Dynamics Security Synchronization Utility |
| • | Terminal Services |
Note
The Security Synchronization Utility
mentioned in this document is now available for download on CustomerSource.
