Protector is a very useful module that can help improve the security of your XOOPS site, and is widely regarded as a ‘must have’ module for all XOOPS websites. Protector is capable of defending against:
Some kinds of denial of service (DOS) attacks, bandwidth-hungry crawlers and spambots.
SQL injection, variable contamination, null bytes, session hijacking, and some kinds of cross-site scripting.
Brute force attacks and directory traversals.
Uploading of camouflaged image files and executables.
Link and comment spammers.
Protector logs the attacking IPs and offers a range of countermeasures including IP bans, blank screens and automatic sanitisation of attempted injections etc. Protector also evaluates your site for certain vulnerabilities and providing warnings about them through a ‘security advisory’ page, and provides instructions on how to fix them.
Figure 1: Main view of the Protector Module (Admin side)
Editing the book can be done either by updating the markdown files with a text editor, or opening the repository in the Gitbook desktop app. The desktop app will give you a live preview option.
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