SecureFileStore
| SecureFileStore | |
|---|---|
| solves a general security vulnerability of MediaWikis. | |
| Status: | stable |
| Developer: | HalloWelt |
| Extension type: | BlueSpice |
| Edition: | BlueSpice free, BlueSpice pro"BlueSpice free, BlueSpice pro" is not in the list (BlueSpice pro, none, BlueSpice free, BlueSpice farm, BlueSpice cloud) of allowed values for the "BSExtensionInfoEdition" property. |
| Dependencies: | BlueSpice |
| License: | -"-" is not in the list (ISC, MIT, WTFPL, GPL v2+, GPL v2+ and MIT, GPL v3+, GPL v3, GPL v3 only, GPL v2+ and BSD 3 Clause) of allowed values for the "BSExtensionInfoLicense" property. |
| Activated: | Yes |
| Category: | Security |
Contents
Description
SecureFileStore (prev. SecureImages) solves a general security vulnerability of MediaWikis.
Usage / Features
Up to now pictures and documents could be found with search engines like google, even then the wiki-sites were protected by user permissions.
Especially in a business environment it is important that uploaded data is only accessible for authorized users. Pictures and documents should be visible for registered users.
Technical information
Configuration
This extension offers no configurations.
Rights (permissions)
When the SecureFileStore-Extension is active, then the pictures and documents are only shown when the appropriate authorization is met. If not, then there will be an error code “403 Forbidden”. Additionally the webserver administrator has to ban the HTTP-access to the MediaWiki-upload-directory.
Requirements
SecureFileStore requires BlueSpiceFoundation.
User manual
For detailed description and usage, visit our user manual.