MACROMEDIA DRUMBEAT 2000 ECOMMERCE EDITION, User Manual

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Introduction 10
Encryption: Save the check-out pages on a secure server using Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL).
Database: Make sure the database is not saved in the wwwroot directory on the
server. Add a user name and password to the database.
Authentication: Protect individual files and folders on Windows NT servers
using the Challenge Response authentication.
ASP Security: Learn about the difference between server-side and client-side
code.
To learn about each of these points, see “Security” on page 121.
How to Use This Book
The Quick Store Tutorial (Chapter 1) is designed to be a basic starter guide for
new users of Drumbeat and eStore. Users who have never built a site in Drumbeat
before are strongly advised to complete the Drumbeat Quick Start tutorial first to
familiarize themselves with Drumbeat before starting this tutorial and attempting
to build an eStore site.
Chapters 2 through 8 assume you are already familiar with Drumbeat and the
basics of database-driven site design. It is assumed that you have completed the
tutorial or already built a simple eStore site on your own. These chapters include
goal-oriented instructions for using and adapting each eStore feature to your
particular project.
Chapters 9 and 10 are both a technical reference for experienced users or
programmers, and a quick reference for all users to the components in eStore.
These chapters explain how the components and contracts work together to create
e-Commerce functionality.
System Requirements for eStore Builder
The recommended system for eStore development machines:
200MHz Pentium
60MB free disk space
64MB RAM
Microsoft Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0
The recommended system for deploying eStore applications:
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 for Windows NT, or Chili!ASP
by Chili!Soft or other ASP interpretive software for other servers to deploy
applications. IIS is included in Windows NT Server.