Security
EPiServer.CMS.UI.AspNetIdentity OWIN authentication
You can configure the application to use AspNetIdentity as the authentication module for managing users and roles. This configuration requires the following NuGet package as a dependency EPiServer.
Authenticate and authorize
The Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) supports several different authentication and authorization systems, see Security . For details about the provider model, see the Introduction to Membership section at Microsoft MSDN http //msdn.
Configure Active Directory membership provider
Use Active Directory for authorization and authentication with Optimizely Content Management System (CMS). The .
Configure mixed-mode OWIN authentication
A common use case for mixed-mode authentication is having ADFS for your back-end users and another authentication provider for website users. Configuring mixed-mode authentication for the Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) platform requires the following NuGet packages as dependencies Microsoft.
Decoupled setup
Consider the following for solutions with physically separated servers Use separate servers for the user interfaces and the public site, and have the UI server on an internally protected network. Remove access to editing and administration interfaces.
Configure federated security
Federated security lets you separate the service a client is accessing from the associated authentication and authorization procedures, for example, to enable collaboration across multiple systems, networks, and organizations. This topic describes how to configure Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) and does not cover basics in federated security or how to configure ADFS.
Filter JavaScript from properties and files
A user can embed JavaScript in XhtmlString properties and in uploaded files (such as SVG images). Often this is intended, but sometimes it can be malicious.
Configure forms authentication
The forms authentication model in Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) uses ASP. NET's default membership and role system in ASP.
Integrate Entra ID using OpenID Connect
Entra ID https //docs. microsoft.
Cookie usage
Use cookies for various types of website tracking, such as browser sessions. Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) uses the following cookies According to EU directives, website owners are responsible for informing visitors about cookies used on the site.
Configure OWIN authentication
A startup function sets up the hosting environment by registering a set of middleware with the application. For each request, the application calls each middleware component with the head pointer of a linked list to an existing set of handlers.
Permissions to functions
Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) has a built-in system for assigning permissions to individual functions. You can assign users and roles to permissions in the administrative interface under Config > Permissions to functions .
Protect users from session hijacking
Session hijacking is a collective term that describes methods that let one client impersonate another, giving the hijacking client the same access rights as the target client. Sidejacking , a common session hijacking method, targets session cookies used by the ASP.
ASP.NET security setting recommendations
Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) uses standard ASP. NET mechanisms for password handling, which lets you configure password complexity policies.
Secure edit and admin user interfaces
Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) provides access for multiple editors to work with content across sites collaboratively, using devices of their choice. Access may, in some instances, raise concerns about unauthorized access to CMS's editing and administration interfaces.
Security
Optimizely meets high standards regarding security features within a wide range of scenarios. Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) bases login security on the authentication and authorization system.
Virtual roles
Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) uses an extension of the Role concept called Virtual Roles and determines a role's membership criteria at runtime. The virtual role membership is not stored in the database but depends on programmatic criteria that can vary with each request.