Re: Security Concerns?: SQL Server and IIS on Same Server

From: Steve Thompson (SteveThompson@nomail.please)
Date: 03/25/03 

From: "Steve Thompson" <SteveThompson@nomail.please>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:30:10 -0500

"Marie" <dailey.marie@mayo.edu> wrote in message
news:436c01c2f2e0$170c3fb0$3001280a@phx.gbl...
> I have been told and have read unofficial comments that
> it is a best practice, due to inherent security problems,
> to NOT install IIS and SQL on the same hardware. Can
> anyone produce a Microsoft document that states this?

Actually, that practice is fairly common when an IIS application needs
database access. Of course you can install both on separate servers...
Properly installed these products can be made secure.

Steve

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