Security and privacy

How to keep your Moodle site secure and methods for increasing privacy.

Documentation: Security, Security FAQ and Increasing privacy in Moodle

Before starting a new discussion topic, please check the Security FAQ and try a forum search.

DO NOT REPORT NEW VULNERABILITIES HERE!

New security issues should be reported in the Moodle Tracker with an appropriate security level.

List of discussions. Showing 34 of 1534 discussions
Discussion	Started by	Last post	Replies
Unable to login to Moodle - "Too many logins" Locked	HJWUCGA INC. 27 Feb 2009	HJWUCGA INC. 27 Feb 2009	0
"Registered user role" and "Default course role (global)" in critical status Locked	Antonello Moneta 24 Feb 2009	Antonello Moneta 24 Feb 2009	0
How can I configure restrictions to some file extensions uploads Locked	Walter Alrusso 19 Feb 2009	Walter Alrusso 19 Feb 2009	0
Minimal update against MDL-17799? Locked	Thomas Robb 18 Feb 2009	Tim Hunt 19 Feb 2009	4
logs Locked	Yanislav Galyov 17 Feb 2009	Tim Hunt 17 Feb 2009	3
Prevent profile spam on your Moodle site Locked	Martin Dougiamas 10 Feb 2009	Marcus Green 16 Feb 2009	4
Locked out of my Moodle Locked	P Keyse 16 Feb 2009	Mauno Korpelainen 16 Feb 2009	1
Create User Locked	Gradus Kooistra 13 Feb 2009	Gradus Kooistra 13 Feb 2009	0
Spam hidden in front page div Locked	Colin Matheson 11 Feb 2009	Mauno Korpelainen 11 Feb 2009	2
Offering the same courses to many enterprises (privacy concerns) Locked	Deleted user 10 Nov 2008	Helen Foster 11 Feb 2009	12
Randomize Passwords Locked	J S 10 Feb 2009	Tim Hunt 10 Feb 2009	1
Login as a Guest not working Locked	Janice Calcei 6 Feb 2009	Janice Calcei 9 Feb 2009	3
Hacking and security Locked	Robin Greaves 17 Aug 2007	Timothy Takemoto 8 Feb 2009	34
251 Days and the Clock Stops ;-) Locked	Clock Stops 5 Feb 2009	Tim Hunt 6 Feb 2009	1
Forum rules proposal Locked	Petr Skoda 6 Feb 2009	Mauno Korpelainen 6 Feb 2009	1
What Am I Missing? Locked	Marc Grober 6 Feb 2009	Petr Skoda 6 Feb 2009	1
Moodle Security Locked	Marc Grober 30 Oct 2008	Anthony Borrow 16 Dec 2008	74
How to handle module vulnerabilities? Locked	Mauno Korpelainen 3 Dec 2008	Helen Foster 4 Dec 2008	8
Add security mecanism SSL to handle user connection on Moodle/CIMA Locked	chhivhorng ly 6 Nov 2008	chhivhorng ly 25 Nov 2008	7
Windows Server 2003 & WAMP Production Level Security Locked	Gareth J Barnard 29 Oct 2008	Gareth J Barnard 29 Oct 2008	0
reCAPTCHA page and security Locked	Jennie Lawrence 20 Oct 2008	ETH Zürich 23 Oct 2008	3
Windows XP Security Locked	Dave Rea 14 Oct 2008	Richard Enison 18 Oct 2008	5
Malicious User Profile - How can I delete Locked	Debbie McDonald 1 Jul 2008	J B 13 Oct 2008	7
Unusual security setup help needed Locked	Scott Severn 8 Oct 2008	Scott Severn 8 Oct 2008	0
How to subscribe to securityalerts mailing list? Locked	Mike Norton 16 Sep 2008	Mike Norton 17 Sep 2008	3
Keeping informed about security Locked	Alexandro Colorado 9 Sep 2008	Helen Foster 9 Sep 2008	1
"Open to Google" question Locked	James Phillips 6 Jun 2008	James Phillips 6 Jun 2008	0
Security Notification after upgrade from 1.8 to 1.9 Locked	Marcus Tremble 27 May 2008	Ken Wilson 27 May 2008	2
privacy for students/users Locked	Nicole Marcisz 3 Apr 2008	Helen Foster 3 Apr 2008	1
How to secure Moodle website from being hacked Locked	K.James Mathai 28 Mar 2008	Helen Foster 2 Apr 2008	6
Apache Security - Moodle Locked	Kevin Whitney 28 Oct 2006	Kevin Whitney 28 Oct 2006	0
Security advice Locked	neil watson 26 Jun 2006	neil watson 26 Jun 2006	2
Active Directory Security Locked	Neil Griffiths 15 Oct 2005	Neil Griffiths 15 Oct 2005	0
Moodle security concerns - where's the source of information? Locked	Cris Fuhrman 27 Aug 2004	Michael Penney 6 Feb 2005	4