The web browser administration pages are protected by the Administration Realm, and require a password to access. However, unlike WebSTAR Admin, commands sent to the server from a browser are not encrypted . For more information, see Browser-Based Admin Firewall Security Firewalls are security applications which check for unauthorized use of the server. They are not always required for WebSTAR Servers, because Macintosh systems are not vulnerable to the same kinds of attacks as other platforms. However, firewalls provide substantial additional protection, and allow you to track any attempts to break into your server.
Some routers provide firewall security.
With a special certificate, this allows the server to work with browsers to send encrypted data, rather than plain text, over the Internet. For more information, see About SSL Security . Even if you allow others to upload files to your server, you can use special folders to control what code runs on your machine. CGIs You may limit CGIs to the cgi-bin folder, so any uploaded CGIs cannot run. Set this limit by checking the option Restrict CGIs to CGI-BIN .