Understanding FileMaker Pro Security

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Remember: we all started at the beginning.

Recently there have been a number of posts to this forum seeking help with various elements of FileMaker Pro 7 or FileMaker Pro 8 basic security schema. Many posters are having trouble with the basics of FileMaker Pro security. This is a pretty fundamental area, so I wanted to list several resources that you might wish to utilize to learn about FIleMaker Pro security basics and perhaps beyond. Please forgive that among the resources I list are some that I authored.

FileMaker Security: The Book

http://www.filemakersecurity.com

Special Edition Using FileMaker Pro 7

http://www.soliantconsulting.com

Tech Briefs on Security, Server, External Server Authentication

http://www.filemaker.com/support/upgrade/techbriefs.html

Professional Training Foundation Series II

http://www.filemaker.com/developers/professionaltraining/index.html

Please avail yourselves of any or all these resources if you are new to the products or if you want to learn more about how FileMaker Pro security works.

HTH

Steven