One of the most important jobs for a site owner in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is managing who can access resources. Permissions for a SharePoint site can be set up in countless combinations. This adds to the product’s flexibility, but it also places responsibility on site owners to understand how permissions work. Windows SharePoint Services uses Windows authentication to authenticate users. Site owners can either add Windows user accounts directly to a site or they can add user accounts to SharePoint groups, which have common privileges wherever they are assigned.

It is important that all users who will be site owners have a complete understanding of how to manage security for a SharePoint site. To learn more about the security mechanisms in Windows SharePoint Services, view these computer-based-training lessons presented by Mindsharp:

• Introduction to security in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

  This lesson introduces the basics of how security works in Windows SharePoint Services. It covers how security is applied at the site, list, library, and item levels.

• Manage access to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

  In this lesson, you will learn how to manage access to SharePoint sites by using the standard SharePoint groups and assigning permissions at the site level. You will also learn how to maintain a site's security by using the settings on the Permissions and People page and the Groups Management page.

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