Gurus: server on perimeter vs. corporate advice

From: Marlon Brown (nospamarlon_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/16/05

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    I need to publish a Sharepoint server that is on our "internal" network. I
    have ISA 2004 configued on the "Perimeter" network.
    Anyone here can tell me the *real* implications of pusblishing such
    Sharepoint server that is on the internal network ?
    Some folks at my organization persist that I should place the Sharepoint
    server in the perimeter network as well. Of course it would be more work
    move such server and open all relevant ports for Sharepoint in the firewall.
    I read Steve Riley book "Protecting your Windows Network from Perimeter to
    Data" and I understand the most recent advice is to keep "application"
    servers in the corporate network and use a reverse-proxy (such as ISA 2004)
    to publish them.

    Anyone here has ever seen statistics or have you tried to hack such servers
    and tell me how relevant would be put such Sharepoint (or another server
    such as OWA) on the Perimeter instead of keeping it in the internal network
    ? People talk a lot about this, but actually I would like to see in
    practical terms how more protected will be left the server in the internal
    network as is.

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