Registration Security
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Printed Date: 09 April 2026 at 12:29pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.08 - https://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Registration Security
Posted By: calaware
Subject: Registration Security
Date Posted: 08 July 2006 at 8:11pm
| I have someone who is trying to register as a new user, but isn't seeing the security lock at the bottom of her browser, so she is worried that the information she is submitting is not secure. How can I test this? Is there something I need to activate in the admin section? |
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 9:56am
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The only way you will see a locked icon is if you run your forum on secure SSL web space. However, as the user is entering information into a public forum, that other forum users can see, there is little point in running the forum on SSL as all the information given basically becomes in the public domain. It even says in the registration rules on signup:-
For security reasons any passwords given are 160 bit one way encrypted, and if you enable the email massager form the email configuration page in the admin area, then email addresses are also never displayed. However, you also need to make sure if you are running the Access version that the Access database is in a secure location so it can not be downloaded by a hacker. Many hosts supply a 'private' or 'database' directory for this above your web sites root. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
When you register you are required to give a small amount of information, much of which is
optional, anything you do give must be considered as becoming public information.