24037: Data source password will be transmitted in clear text (unencrypted)

You are publishing to a .Net spatial data server (SDS) and the data source doesn't exist on the server and the server is not using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for secure communication.

Solution

If you are concerned with sending an unencrypted password across the network you should configure the server to support SSL.

More information

Any communication sent over a computer network can potentially be intercepted, deciphered, and\or altered. To secure network communication, the use of SSL is recommended. SSL is a standard industry security technology used to establish an encrypted link between a web server and a web client (such as a web browser). SSL ensures secure network communication by identifying and authenticating the server as well as the privacy and integrity of all transmitted data. Since SSL prevents the eavesdropping or tampering of information sent over the network, it should be used with any login or authentication mechanism and any network communication that contains confidential or proprietary information. However, since the authentication and encryption protocols for SSL are computationally intensive, using SSL may affect performance and throughput.

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12/18/2014