Changes for page Security

Last modified by Vincent Massol on 2021/07/21

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From version < 21.4 >
edited by Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)
on 2017/09/06
To version < 23.1 >
edited by Thomas Mortagne
on 2017/12/08
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Change comment: Fixed documentation

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42 42  * //xwiki.authentication.validationKey//
43 43  * //xwiki.authentication.encryptionKey//
44 44  
45 -See the [[Authentication parameters section>>Documentation.AdminGuide.Authentication#HAuthenticationparameters]] for more details.
45 +See the [[Authentication parameters section>>Documentation.AdminGuide.Authentication.WebHome#HAuthenticationparameters]] for more details.
46 46  
47 47  In future versions we'd like to generate random and host-dependent key pairs at installation time (see the following [[issue>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-542]] for details).
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49 49  === Encrypt cookies using IP address ===
50 50  
51 51  Even if the password cannot be extracted from the cookie, the cookies might be stolen (see [[XSS>>Documentation.AdminGuide.Security#HCrossSiteScripting]]) and used as they are.
52 -By setting the //[[xwiki.cfg>>Documentation.AdminGuide.Configuration#HSamplexwiki.cfg]]// parameter ##xwiki.authentication.useip## to true you can block the cookies from being used except by the same IP address which got them.
52 +To limit that by default the cookies are blocked from being used except by the same IP address which got them.
53 +You can disabled this by setting the //[[xwiki.cfg>>Documentation.AdminGuide.Configuration#HSamplexwiki.cfg]]// parameter ##xwiki.authentication.useip## to false.
53 53  
54 54  == Override version information ==
55 55  

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