Integrated Security

SharePoint Portal Server relies heavily on the existing native Windows NT Access Control List (ACL) and NT user-IDs. Additional functional administrative control can be used to ease security administration. The security is compatible with Microsoft Windows NT version 4 as well as Windows 2000 file-based security.

NOTE

Even though Windows NT version 4 and Windows 2000 directory security can be leveraged, remember that SharePoint Portal Server can only be installed on a Windows 2000 server.

This security control is essential to ensure that workspace readers can only see and access documents in which they have the appropriate security context. The integrated functionality within SharePoint Portal Server also ensures that Coordinators ...

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