=====Security in Wikka===== ===General thoughts=== Wikka [[SystemRequirements | requires a webserver and mysql]] to work. To have a secure wikka you have to make sure that only authorized people have access to the files in the wikka-directory and to the mysql-database in which wikka is stored. For security tips and options refer to the manual of your webserver software. ===Password security=== Every user on a wikka has a password to protect his/her account. This password is chosen upon the account [[RegisterInfo | registration]] and can be subsequently [[UserSettingsInfo | modified]] by the user. Because knowing your password can enable someone to act in your name, you should choose it carefully (this is especially true for admins, who have [[WikkaAdmin | more possibilities]] than normal users) - On wikka installs, passwords have to be at least 5 characters long. A longer password is recommended. - Do not use only letters: use also specialchars and numbers (as of 1.1.6.0 you have to escape the ##$ ## in the password, so you have to type ##\$## instead. This will change in later versions) - Do not use your (user)name, not even partly - Do not use a word existing in a dictionary - ... ---- CategoryEN