Security for server administrators

FileMaker Cloud and FileMaker Server host custom apps for the following clients:

• FileMaker Pro

• FileMaker Go

• FileMaker WebDirect

• Web users and web applications via the Web Publishing Engine using Custom Web Publishing with PHP and Custom Web Publishing with XML (FileMaker Server only)

• Web services or applications using the FileMaker Data API to access data in hosted custom apps

• ODBC and JDBC applications

• OData-capable client applications

The following sections outline the steps for setting up security in FileMaker Server and FileMaker Cloud.

If you are using FileMaker Server, be sure that you installed it in a secure location and that you are using SSL encryption to encrypt HTTPS communication between clients and the server. See Secure the machine running the FileMaker Server, Install FileMaker Server components behind the firewall, and Set up SSL encryption.