You already changed the administrator password from the default of geoserver
while installing GeoServer; that was the first step to secure your server. Exploring basic Security Settings
will move you a little further down the path to building a secure site.
From the Web Administration
interface of GeoServer, select the Security Settings
. You now have a new panel in the browser window; here you will find a drop-down list showing you the Active role service
. The first time you have just one choice; we will create more role services when we deal with users and roles.
Note that you may have just one Active role service
:
The Encryption
section lets you hide web admin parameters. Encrypting parameters in a URL is a good idea. If you click on W
eb interface
on the Styles
list and select one, your browser's address bar should contain this URL:
http://localhost:8080/geoserver/web/wicket/bookmarkable/ org.geoserver.wms.web.data.StyleEditPage? 6&name=PopulatedPlacesBlueLabeled...