Moodle Security is packed with practical examples, which guide you through optimizing the protection of your Moodle site. Each chapter covers a different security threat and how to secure your site against it. You will also find recommendations for what is best for your particular system and usage. If you are in charge of Moodle – whether you are an administrator or lead teacher – then securing it is one of the most important things that you can do. You need to know the basics of working with Moodle, but no previous experience of system administration is required.
What you will learn
Use CAPTCHA to make sure that humans are creating new accounts on Moodle - not Spambots Configure PHP and Apache servers to protect your Windows and Linux systems from malicious threats Assign the most appropriate permissions to different files to ensure the right level of protection Create custom roles to control who accesses what Protect your site from external attacks with secure HTTP Organize regular anti-virus scans to ensure no new risks have been introduced to the system Monitor the security of Moodle easily with notifications and security reports Minimize the downtime of Moodle in the case of actual damage