The most important aspect of security are the passwords used to access the system. Your passwords are your first line of defense, so use as strong passwords as possible. Passwords can be strengthen in many ways. Do not ignore them since they can be the difference between staying protected and compromising your security.
- User and admin passwords
- Cryptographic password hashing for alfrescoNTLM authentication (i.e. users stored in database)
- Admin password in default authentication
- Mitigate brute force attack on user passwords
- Change the default JMX passwords associated with controlRole and monitorRole parameters.
- Check whether the passwords stored in alfresco-global.properties config file, such as database password and admin password, are encrypted.