User Guide

22 Chapter 1: Before You Begin
Security resources and references
The following are sources of information and software that may aid the process of securing the
Breeze server(s).
• Network security
SANS Institute (www.sans.org) The SANS (System Administration, Networking, and
Security) Institute is a cooperative research and education organization comprised of system
administrators, security professionals, and network administrators. It provides great network
security courses, as well as certification in network security.
• SQL Server security
Microsoft Security Resources page (www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/administration/2000/
security) This page on the Microsoft website provides information and resources on securing
SQL Server 2000. The information on this page also applies to the embedded database engine
installed with Breeze.
• Tools
NMap (www.insecure.org/nmap/index.html) NMap is a powerful port-scanning program
that tells you what ports a system is listening on. It is available at no cost under the GNU
Public License (GPL).
The effectiveness of any security measure is determined by various factors, including but not
limited to, the security measures provided by the server and the installed security software.
Macromedia Breeze software is not intended to provide security against any unauthorized access
to, or unintended or intended disruptions or harm against, your servers or any information stored
or deployed by you on any computer, including servers. For more information, see the disclaimer
of warranty in the applicable license agreement provided with Macromedia Breeze.
Ports used by Breeze
The following table lists the ports used by Breeze:
Note: RTMP is a Macromedia-specific protocol.
Port Port
Configurable
Bind
Address
Bind Address
Configurable
Access Protocol Password
Protected
80
1935
443
Yes Default=any Yes Public RTMP
over
HTTP
HTTP
RTMP
Yes.
Application uses
ticket- based
authentication.
1111 Yes Default=any Yes Private RTMP
HTTP
Yes