Security and privacy

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

Documentation: Security, Security FAQ and Increasing privacy in Moodle

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DO NOT REPORT NEW VULNERABILITIES HERE!

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

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Discussion	Started by	Last post	Replies
Site getting hacked-php files modified Locked	christian turc 11 Sep 2013	Guillermo Madero 11 Sep 2013	1
Safe harbor Certified Hosting Locked	David Grebow 30 Aug 2013	Dave Perry 9 Sep 2013	3
Students without email Locked	Larry Lueck 5 Sep 2013	Ken Task 5 Sep 2013	1
Change date of sended file to system by activity assignment Locked	Ivan Kreškóczi 1 Sep 2013	Ivan Kreškóczi 1 Sep 2013	0
Application Not Authorized To Use CAS Locked	Madison McBrayer 29 Aug 2013	Emma Richardson 29 Aug 2013	1
Denied email domains in Moodle 2.4 Locked	Rick Jerz 2 Feb 2013	Don Hazelwood 29 Aug 2013	1
Hacked - popup ads all over Locked	Margaret Richards 18 May 2013	Guillermo Madero 28 Aug 2013	4
unwanted links Locked	tatiana ramiro 26 Aug 2013	Richard Oelmann 27 Aug 2013	2
Login https Locked	Marco Antoni 22 Aug 2013	Marco Antoni 23 Aug 2013	2
restrict guest access to individual files, folders, or activities Locked	Matthew Stockinger 14 Aug 2013	Abhi puri 20 Aug 2013	1
Site admin Locked	Jerin das 13 Aug 2013	Emma Richardson 13 Aug 2013	1
Accoumts with the name anonfirstname Locked	Giovanni Martinez 11 Aug 2013	Giovanni Martinez 13 Aug 2013	4
extrange accounts Locked	Giovanni Martinez 1 Aug 2013	Giovanni Martinez 6 Aug 2013	2
SSL proxy causes formatting error - Formal White theme Locked	Jim Moen 4 Aug 2013	Jim Moen 4 Aug 2013	0
Enable "Require the Use of Safe Exam Browser" on SCORM package Locked	Jamison Hyman 16 Jul 2013	Jamison Hyman 30 Jul 2013	10
How is it possible for users to show up in "Online users" block but not activity logs Locked	Alex Greene 26 Jul 2013	Doug Moody 26 Jul 2013	1
Email addresses and bots Locked	Carla Beard 8 Jun 2011	Guillermo Madero 26 Jul 2013	4
Moodle data locking Locked	Denis Boroja 19 Jul 2013	Visvanath Ratnaweera 26 Jul 2013	2
Windows Distribution Package OK for real use? Locked	Mike Scott 8 Jul 2013	Visvanath Ratnaweera 24 Jul 2013	3
accessing question bank Locked	Ali Rajabpour Sanati 26 Jun 2013	Ali Rajabpour Sanati 23 Jul 2013	5
iptables firewall stops email messages to SMTP host Locked	Adrian Scarle 11 Jul 2013	Ken Task 13 Jul 2013	9
Linked Instances accross networks Locked	Taffy Brecknock 10 Jul 2013	Taffy Brecknock 10 Jul 2013	0
Preventing students from changing their ID Number Locked	WALGA eLearning 28 Jun 2013	WALGA eLearning 4 Jul 2013	4
Incorrect access detected message Locked	M M 29 Jun 2013	M M 30 Jun 2013	8
User database table crashed Locked	Laine Phillips 28 Jun 2013	Ken Task 29 Jun 2013	4
Spammers/Scanners reading the Moodle signup page Locked	Peter Higginson 24 Jun 2013	Peter Higginson 29 Jun 2013	1
SQL Server Driver for PHP Connection Options: Encrypt Locked	Arif Shah 27 Jun 2013	Arif Shah 27 Jun 2013	0
Unlisted courses? Locked	Brad Smith 17 Jun 2013	Emma Richardson 18 Jun 2013	1
Error when enabling SSL Locked	Peter B 17 Jun 2013	Peter B 18 Jun 2013	2
Moodle don't display youtube embedded videos Locked	Vinay Khandalkar 5 Jun 2013	Mark Donnelly 14 Jun 2013	1
How limit usernames characters Locked	Miguel Urtado 11 Jun 2013	Miguel Urtado 11 Jun 2013	0
Restrict access to "data/admin/users" Locked	helen y 8 Jun 2013	Ken Task 8 Jun 2013	1
I am running sync_users with LDAP integration and it is missing a user Locked	Eric Ward 3 Jun 2013	Eric Ward 3 Jun 2013	2
Can't get this permission to work Locked	Doug Moody 30 May 2013	Mary Cooch 31 May 2013	10
website hack Locked	dina patil 28 May 2013	Mary Cooch 28 May 2013	1
password change Locked	Maria Murjani 24 Jan 2013	Marco Rossi 25 May 2013	1
Ban certain e-mail addresses from account creation? Locked	Deleted user 24 Apr 2013	Greg Padberg 24 May 2013	6
Moodle 1.9 auto unenrolment? Locked	SS Khew 22 May 2013	Helen Foster 22 May 2013	1
Permissions only for one section in a course Locked	Nick Ntalias 12 Apr 2013	Odette Hélie 17 May 2013	1
Account lockout Locked	J Arn 14 May 2013	Helen Foster 15 May 2013	1
Number of login attempts to be allowed Locked	Annette Powell 16 Dec 2011	J Arn 14 May 2013	4
Changing password criteria Locked	David Hilton 17 Jan 2013	J Arn 14 May 2013	2
Prevent view other users online Locked	David Robert 9 May 2013	David Robert 13 May 2013	1
How to revert https setting back to http Locked	richa rathore 7 May 2013	Ken Task 8 May 2013	2
Allow to course through login and IP authentication Locked	arockia dhas 30 Apr 2013	Deleted user 5 May 2013	1
Trying to see if I have been hacked! Locked	Lance Hinds 27 Apr 2013	Lance Hinds 1 May 2013	5
After Spam Account Protection, Current Students Cannot Log-in Locked	Sam Geppi 29 Apr 2013	Helen Foster 30 Apr 2013	7
Installing wildcard HTTPS to apache win server Locked	Malcolm Rivett 17 Apr 2013	Dave Perry 17 Apr 2013	1
front page can be edited Locked	Greg Rodenhiser 12 Apr 2013	Greg Rodenhiser 12 Apr 2013	2
Disabling Right Click Locked	Steve Howe 2 Apr 2013	Rick Jerz 6 Apr 2013	12
Certificação SSL no Moodle Locked	Alex Menezes 22 Mar 2013	Iñaki Arenaza 2 Apr 2013	3
Moodle security overview Locked	Sami Hwang 14 Mar 2013	Helen Foster 26 Mar 2013	3
How can hide options of each menu Locked	Jorge Silva 25 Mar 2013	Jorge Silva 25 Mar 2013	0
IP Blocker question Locked	Doug McGlathery 23 Mar 2013	Klaas Hobo 23 Mar 2013	2
Automatic log out. Locked	curt bixel 14 Mar 2013	curt bixel 14 Mar 2013	0
Anonymous Evaluations Compromised Locked	Tom Brown 12 Mar 2013	Tom Brown 13 Mar 2013	3
redirect to new installation Locked	Deleted user 3 Mar 2013	Visvanath Ratnaweera 13 Mar 2013	2
Teachers account compromised and course files deleted Locked	Stephen Bloomer 8 Mar 2013	Steve Kleine 8 Mar 2013	5
clean frontpage Locked	remco koffijberg 27 Feb 2013	Richard Oelmann 6 Mar 2013	8
robo accounts HELP Locked	Gerry Jenkins 5 Mar 2013	Gerry Jenkins 6 Mar 2013	2
LDAP SSO on Windows Locked	rupamoy bhattacharya 1 Mar 2013	Iñaki Arenaza 2 Mar 2013	1
restrcition d'acces au site moodle par IP Locked	Faouzi Maddouri 19 Feb 2013	Faouzi Maddouri 1 Mar 2013	2
Is there a "waiting period" after so many failed login attempts? Locked	Melissa Benson 1 Mar 2013	Melissa Benson 1 Mar 2013	0
Insecure Dataroot Locked	Edward Shaw 28 Feb 2013	Ken Task 28 Feb 2013	1
How to assign roles to guests? Locked	Dieter D. 25 Feb 2013	Mary Cooch 25 Feb 2013	1
Site Comprismised Courses table deleted? Locked	conrad jones 21 Feb 2013	conrad jones 21 Feb 2013	1
Setting Enrolment Key in 2.4 Locked	Simukai Rukuni 18 Feb 2013	Derek Chirnside 19 Feb 2013	1
Setting up Moodle using Windows Server 2008R2 Locked	Viki Markwell 15 Feb 2013	Viki Markwell 18 Feb 2013	2
How to allow guests to view the MRBS calendar? Locked	Dieter D. 14 Feb 2013	Dieter D. 14 Feb 2013	0
sshd Not Running \| Moodle v2.4 Locked	Francois Evans 9 Feb 2013	Visvanath Ratnaweera 12 Feb 2013	1
Moodle Site Malware infected - please help! Locked	Emma Richardson 13 Nov 2012	Mary Cooch 10 Feb 2013	9
Edit profile page not loading when using https login Locked	Paul Garratt 7 Feb 2013	Paul Garratt 7 Feb 2013	0
SQL Injectable Sites listed! Locked	Deleted user 2 Feb 2013	Deleted user 4 Feb 2013	4
Moodle with a Hosting Provider or Moodle with a University Server Locked	Daniel Lombardo 18 Jan 2013	Daniel Lombardo 31 Jan 2013	4
Security Process Locked	rupamoy bhattacharya 23 Jan 2013	Dan Poltawski 30 Jan 2013	1
moodledata in cgi-bin unsave? Locked	Janno Bend 23 Jan 2013	Ray Morris 29 Jan 2013	1
Disable password Unmask option Locked	Dimitris Chatzipanagiotidis 17 Jan 2013	Dimitris Chatzipanagiotidis 21 Jan 2013	4
My site was hacked. Students get re-directed when accessing blog tag Locked	Cristina Berisso 18 Jan 2013	Justas Pranskaitis 18 Jan 2013	2
LDAP Password Changer Locked	Graham Stone 14 Jan 2013	Steve Kleine 14 Jan 2013	1
Expire Login Locked	Patrick Hallermann 14 Jan 2013	Patrick Hallermann 14 Jan 2013	0
How to block printing of my html pages Locked	jason steer 9 Jan 2013	jason steer 9 Jan 2013	0
does administrators see who "anonymous" are? Locked	val val 3 Jan 2013	val val 3 Jan 2013	0
guest access without password Locked	thomas tomporowski 3 Jan 2013	thomas tomporowski 3 Jan 2013	0
What is the impact of technology on privacy and security? Locked	xy8797 xy8797 27 Dec 2012	xy8797 xy8797 27 Dec 2012	0
Site policy agreement - force scroll Locked	Justina Torres 11 Dec 2012	Justina Torres 21 Dec 2012	3
Another guest access question Locked	Wendy Tocci 20 Dec 2012	Wendy Tocci 20 Dec 2012	0
How to grant access to guest Locked	Abraham Zeyohannis 27 Jun 2012	Mary Cooch 16 Dec 2012	2
someone added adds to my moodle Locked	Dan Trouten 7 Jun 2012	zeinab khadem 8 Dec 2012	9
Blocked yet no blocking found Locked	Paul S 6 Dec 2012	Paul S 6 Dec 2012	0
public and registered user course permissions Locked	Justas Pranskaitis 4 Dec 2012	Justas Pranskaitis 4 Dec 2012	0
http to https Locked	d.w jones 20 Nov 2012	d.w jones 4 Dec 2012	2
Role permittung access only to specified courses Locked	Klaus Westermann 4 Dec 2012	Klaus Westermann 4 Dec 2012	0
Force users to change password in first login (LDAP settings) Locked	Siamak Alavi 28 Nov 2012	Siamak Alavi 28 Nov 2012	0
Moodle hacked, file permissions in IIS Locked	Dave Keller 22 Nov 2012	Dave Keller 23 Nov 2012	5
Create New User in DB Locked	Bar Geffen 21 Nov 2012	Bar Geffen 21 Nov 2012	0
Company demanding domain access - connect as Locked	Keith W 28 Oct 2012	Russell Waldron 21 Nov 2012	1
IP Blocker Locked	mike schulz 4 May 2011	Ken Task 15 Nov 2012	6
What about preventing multiple log-ins by the same login and password in Moodle? Locked	John Stremp 1 Nov 2011	Krizny Kishnek 10 Nov 2012	15
locked out! Locked	steven corner 18 Jul 2012	Rachel Fransen 9 Nov 2012	2
anonymous grading Locked	Asaf Ohaion 8 Nov 2012	Mary Cooch 8 Nov 2012	1

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