Securing and Maintaining phpBB (Christian web host) CHAPTER 1 0
Securing and Maintaining phpBB CHAPTER 1 0 Among the most important tasks you will perform with phpBB are the jobs you will handle behind the scenes: maintaining the less-than-glamorous but absolutely necessary routine maintenance schedule and vigilantly keeping the board s defenses against hackers and malicious users up-to-date. This chapter is dedicated to guiding you through these important tasks for keeping your community operating smoothly and safely, so your members can participate with confidence. Generally, a secure phpBB is up-to-date with the latest patches, has tightly assigned permissions, and has a limited number of people with administrative power. phpBB provides many facilities to help ensure the security of your installation. It ultimately is up to you, as the phpBB administrator, to implement a security policy that you believe is best for your forums. My job in this chapter is to empower you with the tools to do just that and give you a few pointers along the way. I ll also introduce you to phpBB s tools for maintaining your board and tuning its performance. Implementing Security Strategies Having smart security strategies in place at the beginning can go a long way toward reducing headaches later. Here, I will suggest a few practices that can help you keep your board s power structure in order, keep tabs on who does what, and keep dictionary-attacking script kiddies at bay. Feel free to adjust these strategies for your own tastes as you see fit. Best Practices for Delegating Power As your board grows, you will undoubtedly wish to bring members of your community onto your forum staff in varying roles. As you delegate power to members to moderate and, perhaps, administer your forum, keep in mind the following guidelines: Appoint only members you trust to be responsible: It seems like a no-brainer, but if you have any doubts that someone will behave responsibly in a position of power on your forum, he isn t the person to appoint to a staff position. Moderators will have total control over the content in their forums. Additionally, they will be able to view mem bers IP addresses, so it is particularly important to appoint someone you know you can trust with sensitive information.
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