
Managing Website Realms and WebDAV
Mac OS X Server makes use of another open standard called WebDAV, which allows sharing
capabilities similar to that of other protocols. Additionally, Mac OS X Server provides realms,
which are essentially directories or locations—such as other URLs—that can only be accessed
by certain users or groups.
Using Realms
Realms are incredibly useful when dealing with websites that contain sensitive information
or sections of a site that should only be accessible to one person or group. For example, you
could set up a website so that only those users in a given group can access the site. You could
also set up a realm on a ...