Protecting FileMaker Files
There's nothing more heart wrenching than when you first realize that something horribly wrong has just happened. It's such a distinct feeling that we all know what I'm talking about.
Just imagine being at the airport and you've got your laptop bag just beside you. After going through security, you feel like you're ready to have a relaxing flight. As you turn to grab your bag, you suddenly realize it's gone! Jumping up, you scan around and see absolutely no evidence of anything having happened. Nothing.
I can't even type those words without having the feeling come over me. The same thing applies to a server administrator when they realize their server has been breached. Yet, it's our job to do our best to learn what we can about protecting our data.
Well, this video has a lot of the critical information you need to know about protecting your FileMaker files. No matter where you are in the learning curve about building a FileMaker system, the information in this video is must know type of knowledge.
Comments
Awesome
Great video, Matt. I appreciate you sharing this knowledge. Do you have any tips for using two-factor authentication? I've looked at Tim Dietrich's FMAuthenticator, but wanted to ask if you had any other thoughts about it.
Thanks so much for all you do.
Marc
I've not looked at 2FA solutions
Personally, I've not looked at 2FA solutions. I do know that that if I was going to implement it, I would do the 2FA on the server side with a service like https://www.twilio.com. Using their API, you would be able to initiate an SMS message with a randomly generated token.
The user would then need to submit the token along with a login process.
I hope this helps out.
-- Matt Petrowsky - ISO FileMaker Magazine Editor