Difference between revisions of "Security on the wiki"

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For the most part, we restrict on category as follows:
 
For the most part, we restrict on category as follows:
*[[:Category:Internal]] - Researchers  
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*[[:Category:McNair Projects]] - Researchers (only project pages themselves)
*[[:Category:McNair Admin]] - Researchers
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*[[:Category:Internal]] - Researchers (all internal content, other than project pages and admin pages)
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*[[:Category:McNair Admin]] - Researchers (admin pages!)
 
*[[:Category:McNair Affiliates]] - Researchers and Affiliates
 
*[[:Category:McNair Affiliates]] - Researchers and Affiliates

Revision as of 14:35, 7 July 2016

In LocalSettings.php

We have restricted access to read only for all users, and you must have an account to edit. There are four types of account built into mediawiki (other than just user):

  • Bot
  • Administrator
  • Administrator (SMW)
  • Bureaucrat

IntraACL

Our next level of security is based on Intra ACL. We use override permissions.

The main groups are:

  • Researchers
  • Affiliates
  • Administrators

Individual affiliates then have their own groups.

For the most part, we restrict on category as follows: