[postgis-users] RE: Data security via Postgis

[mchapman at texelinc.com]

Yong,

Web servers are outside the firewall and thus not secure. One way to make it (more) secure is to put your database and imagery on a server behind the fire wall.  Then run map server on your web server and have map server reference postgis through a dedicated user account with limited privileges.

I am not a security guru but i think that is the general direction you end up going.  You will at least need two servers for security of data.

Martin

 
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-----Original Message-----
From: "YC Nyon" <ycnyon at pd.jaring.my>

Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:55:41 
To:<postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
Subject: [postgis-users] RE: Data security via Postgis


Hi, 
  
We have a project where we want to let our clients use our digital maps via Mapserver. 
This is based on subscription fees. 
The data and Mapserver app sits in different servers. 
We intend to put the digital maps in Postgis and Mapserver reads it as a datasource.  
My questions are 
1. Is that secure enough to safeguard our digital maps? 
  
2. If not, is there any other methods of letting clients use the digital data and also ensuring that they are not able to get hold of the data. 
  
Regards 
Yong_______________________________________________
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