To improve the security settings, perform the following steps:
- We will start by changing the default password for the administrator. From the
GeoServer Web Interface
, locate the area on the left and go to theSecurity
section as shown in the following screenshot: - lick on the
Passwords
link and locate the area contained in the following screenshot, then click on theChange password
link:
- Insert a new password in the form, at least eight characters are required, and confirm it. Then click on the
Change Password
button:
Although you are setting up a development machine, security is always an issue. GeoServer ships with a default administrative password; you logged onto the web interface and changed the default password, then fixed some other issues. You got just a brief taste of the powerful GeoServer web interface. We will cover it in detail in the next chapter.