Real World Example: Additional Security Considerations

The following are some additional security measures that can be taken to further ensure the integrity of your information.

Controlling Web/Search Engine Indexing

If you are providing Internet access to your SharePoint Portal Server, your site will probably be located and crawled by Internet portal sites and search engine WebCrawler bots. These so-called Web Robots perform a function similar to the content crawling function of SharePoint Portal Server—they locate a Web site and follow all available links on the site, indexing what they find as they go. Managing this external search activity is important if you wish to restrict access to your site's pages, or to control what information on ...

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