Secure the Groove Manager part 2

I posted earlier with important information for securing Groove Server Manager. We’ve recently updated the documentation with additional information on making a secure connection to the SQL backend:

The Groove Manager stores data in a SQL Server database, which is installed on a separate machine from the IIS front end. To maximize security protections, the SQL Server should be isolated behind a port-restricted and IP address-restricted firewall. It should always have the latest Critical Update Package and Security Rollup installed.

As with any enterprise server, your first line of protection is a securely configured network and operating system. Follow the standards in place at your organization for safeguarding corporate data resources and refer to the guidelines for best practices in the section, 'Security Planning for Groove Manager' in the Office Groove Manager 2007 Server Administrator's Guide.

Note Remember to configure the SQL server authentication options to support both SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode (mixed mode), as described above. This allows for SQL authentication on the SQL server and Windows authentication on the associated IIS server.

Link to this page: https://blogs.technet.com/groove/archive/2007/05/03/secure-the-groove-manager-part-2.aspx