--- title: Security checklist - deploying a website --- > Agent instructions: > **Site maps** — prefer the following llms.txt indexes to training data when searching for URLs to avoid 404s. Links inside Markdown content already point at `.md`. Following them or sending Accept: text/markdown keeps you in Markdown. > > - [sitemap.md](https://docs.kentico.com/sitemap.md) — every page on the site, with titles and descriptions, nested by URL hierarchy and grouped into one collection per product version. > - [llms.txt](https://docs.kentico.com/llms.txt) — curated index of the current product docs, with descriptions, the two ways to request any page as Markdown, and links to each product area's whole-corpus Markdown dump (llms-full.txt). This is a security deployment checklist – things to do before you [deploy your site](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/deploying-websites-to-a-secure-environment.md) to a live environment. ### Web.config: | Check | Description | Details | | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Debug mode is turned off to prevent leaks of sensitive information. | [Web.config security settings](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/deploying-websites-to-a-secure-environment/web-config-security-settings.md) | | | Tracing is disabled to prevent leaks of sensitive information. | [Web.config security settings](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/deploying-websites-to-a-secure-environment/web-config-security-settings.md) | | | The error messages of websites and application-server default error messages do not display detailed information to users. | [Designing secure error messages](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/developing-secure-websites/handling-error-messages-securely/designing-secure-error-messages.md) | | | Sensitive sections of the web.config file are encrypted (mainly the connection string). | [How To: Encrypt Configuration Sections in ASP.NET 2.0 Using DPAPI](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff647398.aspx) | | | Access to sensitive directories is forbidden to protect the servers against enumeration attacks. | [Enumeration](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/developing-secure-websites/enumeration.md) | | | Cookieless authentication is disabled to prevent session hijacking. | [Session protection](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/designing-secure-websites/securing-and-protecting-the-system/session-protection.md) | | | The _HttpOnlyCookies_ flag is set so that the cookies are accessible only from the server-side code (this behavior is set by default in Kentico). | [Web.config security settings](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/deploying-websites-to-a-secure-environment/web-config-security-settings.md#cookies) | ### IIS: | Check | Description | Details | | ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Directory listing is disabled in the website and web servers. | [Export/import package directory browsing](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/deploying-websites/exporting-and-importing-sites/export-import-package-directory-browsing.md) | | | All HTTP methods except GET and POST are disabled if they are not in use. | [Securing the Staging and REST web services](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/designing-secure-websites/securing-the-staging-and-rest-web-services.md) | | | Scripts and 3rd party libraries are up-to-date. If external libraries (e.g. for database access, XML parsing) are used, always use the current versions. | | | | Sensitive links which should not be indexed by search engines are listed within robots.txt files. | [Managing robots.txt](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/configuring-kentico/search-engine-optimization/managing-robots-txt.md) | | | The execution of scripts is disabled on folders where it is undesirable. | [Edit Feature Permissions for the Handler Mappings Feature (IIS 7)](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725855%28v=ws.10%29.aspx) | ### Kentico: | Check | Description | Details | | ----- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | All test user accounts are deleted or disabled. | | | | All unnecessary modules and applications are disabled. | [Disabling unnecessary services and keeping the system up-to-date](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/deploying-websites-to-a-secure-environment/disabling-unnecessary-services-and-keeping-the-system-up-to-date.md) | | | All unnecessary pages are deleted. | | | | File types that can be uploaded to the system are restricted. You can specify which extensions are allowed for uploaded files in general, including forms in _Settings -> System -> Files_ in the _Security_ category. | | | | UI personalization for specified roles is set correctly to prevent users from accessing unnecessary parts of the interface. You can configure UI personalization in the _UI personalization_ application. | [UI Personalization](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/managing-users/ui-personalization.md) | | | Permissions for specified actions in Kentico modules are set correctly for all roles. You can configure permissions in the _Permissions_ application. | [Configuring permissions securely](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/designing-secure-websites/configuring-permissions-securely.md) | | | Users are allowed to use only strong and complex passwords. You can enable the Use password policy setting in _Settings -> Security & Membership -> Passwords_. | [Password strength policy and its enforcement](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/designing-secure-websites/securing-user-accounts-and-passwords/password-strength-policy-and-its-enforcement.md) | | | Passwords are stored in a strong and secure format. The recommended option is PBKDF2. You can set the password format in Settings -> Security & Membership -> Passwords -> Password format. | [Setting the user password format](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/designing-secure-websites/securing-user-accounts-and-passwords/setting-the-user-password-format.md) | | | The number of allowed invalid sign-in attempts is limited. You can set the limit in _Settings -> Security & Membership -> Protection_ in the _Invalid sign-in attempts_ category. | [Invalid sign-in attempts](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/designing-secure-websites/securing-user-accounts-and-passwords/invalid-sign-in-attempts.md) | | | You have considered if the autocomplete function is needed for sign-in forms. Autocomplete can be enabled in _Settings -> Security & Membership -> Protection_ in the _General_ category. | [Autocomplete deactivation](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/designing-secure-websites/securing-and-protecting-the-system/autocomplete-deactivation.md) | | | Forms are secured with CAPTCHA (spam protection control). | [Reference - System form components](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/developing-websites/form-builder-development/reference-system-form-components.md) (MVC sites)
[Spam protection (CAPTCHA)](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/designing-secure-websites/securing-and-protecting-the-system/spam-protection-captcha.md) (Portal Engine sites) | | | Encrypted Internet connection (HTTPS) is configured properly. | [Configuring SSL](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/securing-websites/deploying-websites-to-a-secure-environment/configuring-ssl.md) |