Your site must be secure so that only authorized users are able to view your data. Your data is likely one of your most valuable assets, and you must protect it. In addition to restricting services, ArcIMS has additional mechanisms to protect your data and site such as setting feature limits and limiting geometry in responses. The following is a list of topics you should consider before publishing your Web site.

• Strategies for using feature limits
• Restricting geometry in responses
• Restricting access to ArcIMS services
• Setting Spatial Server restrictions when using the Servlet Connector