Installing e-Business in a DMZ Environment

For security reasons, Web servers are typically installed outside of an organization's primary network in a perimeter network or demilitarized zone (DMZ). In this configuration, the Web server is located on either a different domain or in a workgroup separate from the domain of the database server. However, this model prevents an organization from using a domain-level trusted user to run an e-Business site, which is Aptify's recommended approach for e-Business. Since the domain user is not valid in the DMZ, the user cannot be authenticated.

Below is the Aptify's recommended approach for establishing an e-Business web server on a different domain or workgroup from the Aptify database using the mirrored accounts approach, which uses a pair of a local trusted user accounts to host the e-Business site. The process involves the following steps:

• Step 1 - Establishing Cross-Domain Communication
• Step 2 - Creating a Trusted Windows User Account
• Step 3 - Adding a Local Database User to Aptify
• Step 4 - Installing e-Business
• Step 5 - Testing the Setup and Troubleshooting Tips
• Step 6 - Final Setup and Installation Notes