FeatureServer level security

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08-10-2012 07:11 AM
Status: Open
PhilHolleran
Occasional Contributor
Currently, if one wants to use ArcGIS Server to deploy both a secured service for editing and a public service to view the same data, they need to publish two separate services.  One service, for editing, creates two endpoints: (MapServer and FeatureServer).  When this service is secured, it applies the security to both the MapServer and FeatureServer.  To create a public facing service, one needs to publish a second service with only the MapServer enabled.  As a result, they end up with an unneeded MapServer endpoint and must maintain two separate services.

While there are times when the multiple service approach is appropriate, many times a separate service configuration for editing is unneessary.

I propose allowing security to be enabled on only the FeatureServer endpoint, removing the requirement to maintain two separate services for this workflow.