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Moodle Security

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Moodle Security

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Moodle Security
Feb, 2011 | 204 pages
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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Moodle Security
Moodle Security
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
Delving into the World of Security
Delving into the World of Security
Moodle and security
The secure installation of Moodle
Quickly securing Moodle
Summary
2
Securing Your Server Linux
Securing Your Server Linux
Securing your Linux—the basics
Apache configuration
MySQL configuration
PHP configuration
File security permissions
Adequate location for a Moodle installation
How to secure Moodle files
Summary
3
Securing Your Server—Windows
Securing Your Server—Windows
Securing Windows—the basics
File security permissions
Installing and securing PHP under Internet Information Server
Securing MySQL
Summary
4
Authentication
Authentication
Basics of authentication
Common authentication attacks
Authentication types in Moodle
Summary
5
Roles and Permissions
Roles and Permissions
Roles and capabilities
Standard Moodle roles
Customizing roles
Best practices
Summary
6
Protection Against Bots
Protection Against Bots
Internet bots
Protecting Moodle from unwanted search bots
Protection against spam bots
Protection against brute force attacks
Summary
7
Securing User Files
Securing User Files
Uploading files into Moodle
Dangers and pitfalls
Anti-virus and Moodle
Summary
8
Securing Moodle Data
Securing Moodle Data
User information protection
Course information protection
Summary
9
Monitoring User Activity
Monitoring User Activity
Activity monitoring using Moodle tools
Activity monitoring using OS native tools
Summary
10
Backup
Backup
Importance of backup
Backup tools in Moodle
Site backup
Disaster recovery scenario
Summary
Authentication Plugins
Authentication Plugins
Plugins less common in production servers
Summary

Summary

We learned some basic facts on how to properly install and configure basic Windows services, PHP, MySQL, and Moodle in a secure manner. In the next chapter we will talk about logon procedure in Moodle and how to make it as secure as possible.

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