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HTTPS for logins can be enabled by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Security > HTTP security''. | |||
==Use HTTPS for logins== | ==Use HTTPS for logins== | ||
HTTPS encrypts the user's login data, so it's difficult to sniff out a user's username and password on the network. You will need to enable HTTPS on your server before you turn on this setting, or else you will be locked out of your site. Every web server has a different method for enabling HTTPS, so you should check the documentation for your web server. | HTTPS encrypts the user's login data, so it's difficult to sniff out a user's username and password on the network. You will need to enable HTTPS on your server before you turn on this setting, or else you will be locked out of your site. Every web server has a different method for enabling HTTPS, so you should check the documentation for your web server. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=79110 Locked out] forum discussion | *Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=79110 Locked out] forum discussion | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 2 November 2011
HTTPS for logins can be enabled by an administrator in Settings > Site administration > Security > HTTP security.
Use HTTPS for logins
HTTPS encrypts the user's login data, so it's difficult to sniff out a user's username and password on the network. You will need to enable HTTPS on your server before you turn on this setting, or else you will be locked out of your site. Every web server has a different method for enabling HTTPS, so you should check the documentation for your web server.
See also
- Using Moodle Locked out forum discussion
