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== Secure Login == | |||
mediawiki sends plain-text passwords over the network by default. Use the following extension to enable SSL for the login page. | |||
Extract the [https://www.codesrc.com/files/SecureLoginPage.tar.gz SecureLoginPage.tar.gz] file into the /var/lib/mediawiki/extensions directory, then insert the following into your /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php file: | |||
require_once("$IP/extensions/SecureLoginPage/SecureLoginPage.php"); | |||
_Note:_ An [[SSL]]-enabled VirtualHost is required in your Apache config. | |||
Original code obtained from the code examples of the book [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596519681/ MediaWiki] by Daniel J. Barrett. | |||
Revision as of 10:47, 23 September 2011
Secure Login
mediawiki sends plain-text passwords over the network by default. Use the following extension to enable SSL for the login page.
Extract the SecureLoginPage.tar.gz file into the /var/lib/mediawiki/extensions directory, then insert the following into your /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php file:
require_once("$IP/extensions/SecureLoginPage/SecureLoginPage.php");
_Note:_ An SSL-enabled VirtualHost is required in your Apache config.
Original code obtained from the code examples of the book MediaWiki by Daniel J. Barrett.
