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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi midpoint community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">we are currently looking into hardening the security of our midpoint deployment. Is there anything special in the midpoint configuration that should
 be reviewed? Maybe there is a hardening guideline available?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Here are some basic points that we have already thought of ourselves:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Most recent OS, midpoint, java and DB version<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Encryption of connections (https, database, resources)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Changing default users and passwords<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Restricting access to the servers running midpoint and DB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Checking for open ports<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hiding tomcat behind a webserver and setting some anti XSS etc. headers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I know this is a wide field, but maybe you have other best practices that could be adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Simon Loew<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">SHS Infrastruktur GmbH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">SHS Infrastruktur GmbH, Werkstraße 1, 66763 Dillingen/Saar<br>
Sitz: Dillingen/Saar<br>
Registergericht: Amtsgericht Saarbrücken HRB 103641<br>
Geschäftsführung: Michael Marion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">Ausschlusserklärung (Disclaimer):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">Wie Sie wissen, können über das Internet versandte E-Mails unter fremden Namen erstellt oder manipuliert werden. Aus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">diesem Grund sind unsere mit E-Mails verschickten Nachrichten grundsätzlich keine rechtsverbindliche Willenserklärungen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">As you are aware e- mails sent via internet can be received or manipulated by third parties. For this reason we do not send<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">legally binding declarations via the internet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">Bitte beachten Sie:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">Diese E-Mail kann vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen enthalten. Der Inhalt ist ausschließlich für die<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">dem Absender der E-Mail in Verbindung. Jede Form der Veröffentlichung, Vervielfältigung oder Weitergabe des Inhaltes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">fehlgeleiteter E-Mails ist unzulässig.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">Please note:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">form of publication, duplication or transfer of the contents of misdirected emails is forbidden.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#797979">Bitte prüfen Sie der Umwelt zuliebe, ob der Ausdruck dieser Mail erforderlich ist.</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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