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* MDL-17205 New options to allow Moodle to be configured to comply with European and US privacy regulations, like FERPA. | * MDL-17205 New options to allow Moodle to be configured to comply with European and US privacy regulations, like FERPA. | ||
** MDL-17472 New [[Site policies]] setting for disabling [[Notes]] completely | ** MDL-17472 New [[Site policies]] setting for disabling [[Notes]] completely | ||
** New [[Internal enrolment]] settings for enforcing [[Enrolment key|enrolment key]] usage and complexity | ** MDL-17472 New [[Internal enrolment]] settings for enforcing [[Enrolment key|enrolment key]] usage and complexity | ||
** MDL-17222 New [[Security overview report]] | |||
** Separate capabilities for each report and other parts with sensitive information | |||
* [http://tracker.moodle.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&pid=10011&query=categor*+-question&summary=true&description=true&resolution=1&fixfor=10300&assigneeSelect=specificuser&assignee=timhunt Fix multiple bugs] relating to creating and editing course categories. Previously, giving admin permissions in a category and its subcategories did not work reliably. In the process, the separate create, update and delete category capabilities were replaced with [[Capabilities/moodle/category:manage|moodle/category:manage]], and moodle/category:visibility was renamed to [[Capabilities/moodle/category:viewhiddencategories|moodle/category:viewhiddencategories]]. | * [http://tracker.moodle.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&pid=10011&query=categor*+-question&summary=true&description=true&resolution=1&fixfor=10300&assigneeSelect=specificuser&assignee=timhunt Fix multiple bugs] relating to creating and editing course categories. Previously, giving admin permissions in a category and its subcategories did not work reliably. In the process, the separate create, update and delete category capabilities were replaced with [[Capabilities/moodle/category:manage|moodle/category:manage]], and moodle/category:visibility was renamed to [[Capabilities/moodle/category:viewhiddencategories|moodle/category:viewhiddencategories]]. | ||
* MDL-8648 Essay questions can now be randomised by random questions. This must be enabled under ''Administration > Miscellaneous > Experimental''. | * MDL-8648 Essay questions can now be randomised by random questions. This must be enabled under ''Administration > Miscellaneous > Experimental''. | ||
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===Security issues=== | ===Security issues=== | ||
Details of fixed security issues will be released later. | Details of fixed security issues will be released later. | ||
Revision as of 23:26, 21 January 2009
Release date: Expected 28th January Here is the full list of fixed issues in 1.9.4.
Highlights
- MDL-17205 New options to allow Moodle to be configured to comply with European and US privacy regulations, like FERPA.
- MDL-17472 New Site policies setting for disabling Notes completely
- MDL-17472 New Internal enrolment settings for enforcing enrolment key usage and complexity
- MDL-17222 New Security overview report
- Separate capabilities for each report and other parts with sensitive information
- Fix multiple bugs relating to creating and editing course categories. Previously, giving admin permissions in a category and its subcategories did not work reliably. In the process, the separate create, update and delete category capabilities were replaced with moodle/category:manage, and moodle/category:visibility was renamed to moodle/category:viewhiddencategories.
- MDL-8648 Essay questions can now be randomised by random questions. This must be enabled under Administration > Miscellaneous > Experimental.
- MDL-14926 A new capability mod/quiz:reviewmyattempts, separate from mod/quiz:attempt. This let's you create a read-only role that lets students see what they have done on a course in the past, without being able to change anything any more.
- MDL-16651 A new capability mod/scorm:deleteresponses allowing deletion of SCORM attempts
- MDL-6160 Email notification of course requests, and a new capability moodle/course:request to control who can request courses.
- MDL-17364 New Forum setting for enabling AJAX forum ratings
- MDL-10021 New option (named "Yes, object") for the file resource "Keep page navigation visible on the same page" setting. This option displays a resource in a XHTML strict page. Other options have been kept.
- MDL-16999 Some database module settings have been fixed ('Required Entries' and ' Required Entries before viewing). If the fix has an impact on your Moodle installation, you will be warned during upgrade.
Security issues
Details of fixed security issues will be released later.
New language strings file
- report_security.php
New language pack
- Kazakh - Калима Туенбаева
(See Translation credits for additional details.)
