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SharePoint Web Part Deployment & Security FAQ
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This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) provides information related to the topic of Code Access Security when installing web parts in Microsoft SharePoint environment. The primary emphasis is to provide additional tips to the IT administrators, SharePoint site architects, and web designers who are responsible for setting up and maintain a secured SharePoint portal.

Topics included:

Will I need a dictionary to read this FAQ?
What is code access security and how does it related to SharePoint?
What are my options when installing web parts on my SharePoint server?
What is a trust level? What are the differences between the different levels?
So, should I install this web part in the \BIN directory or the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) or should I create a custom security policy?
The web part installation was fine, but an error message “A Web Part or Web Form Control on this Web Part Page cannot be displayed or imported because it is not registered on this site as a safe control” shows up in the page?
I receive an error message when trying to install the web part “…Can not connect to the configuration database…”?
I received this warning message after installing the web part?
I changed the trust level in the web.config file and now my SharePoint site fails to render?
What exactly happens when I run the installation, where are the files going?
How do I manually install the web part?
So I heard the term “virtual server” tossing around quite a lot here. What does it really mean?
I have multiple virtual servers on my machine, and I can’t seem to install the web part on one of my virtual server?
Is there anything I can do to check and make sure my web part is installed and behave correctly on my server?
What does “strong name” mean when refer to a web part?
How do I create a custom policy file?
I created a custom policy file using the example above, but I can’t get it to work?
What if my web part assembly is not strong name? How can I add it to a code group?
Help, I’m looking at a policy file and I’m really confused?
How is my policy file being evaluated?
Why is some web parts show up in Virtual Server Gallery and some in others?

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Last Modified Date: December 18, 2005
Authors: Lam Le, Julie Martin, Wes Bryan

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