[Xerte] Re: security

Pat Lockley patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
Tue Aug 30 19:07:12 BST 2011


Something like that sounds likely - just trying to work out where the
authentication is (also - moodle 2?)

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> wrote:
> If the moodlepatch is being used that definitely won't allow everyone to see
> the same workspace unless they are logging into moodle with the same account
> e.g. guest account. It sounds more like XOT has been installed and then
> demo.txt used as the default page?
>
>
>
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
> Sent: 30 August 2011 17:00
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: security
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>
> Ok,
>
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>
> So you're using XOT with the moodle patch and when you have a link to
> http://yourinstall/toolkits - other people can see your projects? On
> different computers? At the same time?
>
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>
> Pat
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Harding, Julie <Julie.Harding at oldham.ac.uk>
> wrote:
>
> Error! Filename not specified.
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> Hello
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>
> As I am the person using Xerte here in college I have a ‘favourites tab’
> link directly to the xertetoolkits link  on the Moodle server. I have
> recently delivered training to another member of staff who also has the same
> saved link as I do. We realised that anyone can actually just look at this
> link and access the same area including all the learning objects I am
> creating which is slightly worrying. Does anyone have any security added to
> their weblinks to avoid staff/students accessing the learning objects and
> potentially editing/deleting them that they could share with me?
>
> Thanks
>
> Julie
>
>
>
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