[Pmwiki-users] password protection?
Dawn Green
green
Tue Jun 15 09:42:56 CDT 2004
> > Is there any way of putting password-protection on the
> attached files as well?
>
> In that case you should create a .htpasswd file. Else you
> could simply bypass the wiki and download everything
> directly. A .htpasswd file usually forces the web server to prompt
> for username/password.
>
> The downside is that you can't have PmWiki's "alternate" way
> of authentication because that one stores the credentials in
> a different way.
>
> In a nutshell: read-protect everything. That way the
> occasional collector won't easily find your stuff. If it is
> sensitive matter, don't put it into a wiki at all. A wiki is about
> collaboration, not data protection.
Yes, a wiki is about collaboration however, I would like to know that some of
my files are inaccessible. Reading this, I am wondering if there is something
I should know about protecting my pages and documents except from those who
have password access. Is there?
Dawn
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