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admincp: Extra Security (htaccess) · **Released**: 01-04-2010

First of all: this isn?t my mod. I?have this one on my forums now for 4 or 5 years and was looking around here at vb.org for it but it seems it?s gone (or may be it never was released here). Yet, I haven?t found it so I tested this in vb4 and it works. Guess it?s quite useful for some of you so I share this with you.

This mod adds some extra security to your admincp. And your admincp only. The modcp remains untouched, so mods can access the modcp without a secondary login.

Files to edit: 1
Install time: 1 minute

Open admincp/index.php on your server.

Above:

PHP Code:


			
// ######################## SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################

add this:

PHP Code:


			
$index['public'] = $index['public'];
$phpkd['username'] = "Username";    // Here Is the User Name
$phpkd['password'] = "Password";    // Here Is The htaccess Password

if(!$index['public']){
if($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'] != $phpkd['username'] || $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'] != $phpkd['password']){
Header("WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm=\"Security Check\"");
Header("HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized");echo "<head><title>Unauthorized Login attempt</title></head><body bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><center><br>
<a href=\"../index.php\" style=\"text-decoration: none\" target=\"_self\">
<font face=\"MS Sans Serif\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"4\"><b><br>Unauthorized Login</b></a></body></html>";exit;}}

Change "Username" and "Password" to whatever you want, save and upload the file to your admincp (overwrite the old index.php or rename it first to index.php.old) and you?re done. Fast and simple.

If the original author is still around hit me back so you can release this one under your name.

Alecsmith · #12 01-05-2010, 06:32 PM

Working thanks

Eric · #13 01-05-2010, 08:11 PM

No need for a file edit for the admincp

There is a hook that could be used

PHP Code:


			
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('admin_global')) ? eval($hook) : false;

HolyKiller · #14 01-05-2010, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akee

If I have more then 1 administrator?
I have 3 admin.

HERE ya go

Marv · #15 01-06-2010, 12:06 PM

Cool

Good addition; HolyKiller !

steve1966 · #16 01-06-2010, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecondV

No need for a file edit for the admincp

There is a hook that could be used

PHP Code:


			
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('admin_global')) ? eval($hook) : false;

sorry for my bad but how do we use the hook?

also will this mod work if i have changed my admincp name?

thanks

cnutter · #17 01-06-2010, 04:39 PM

Another easy way to do this is just create two files one called .htaccess one called .htpasswd

In .htaccess put the following:

AuthName "Password Required"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /home/forums/.htpasswd <-- path to passwd file
AuthGroupFile /dev/null

require user JohnDoe <-- this is the user that will have access (case sensitive)
require user JohnDoe2 <-- Add as many as users as you need using this format.

in the .htpasswd file put the user name and the encrypted paswd in this format:
JohnDoe:XPHPiphsU8rkM <--- examples only
JohnDoe2:PRrJjeFUT5ZWg

Use .htaccess / .htpasswd will give you a two step login that offers server side protect.

Here is a link to a great how to on this plus it offers a tool for creating the encrypted passwords.

http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess.shtml

HolyKiller · #18 01-07-2010, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cnutter

Another easy way to do this is just create two files one called .htaccess one called .htpasswd

...

Yep, like i did

HERE

cnutter · #19 01-07-2010, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HolyKiller

Yep, like i did

HERE

Yep like you did there. Didn't see that one thanx for the link. It should be pointed out in this thread at least that .htaccess/.htpasswd can and should be used to protect both the admincp and the modcp. You should also change the names of these area for added security though security though Obscurity isn't really security. Man can you say that one three times really fast? I can't.

darkdevilz · #20 02-08-2010, 08:22 PM

Another methos is;

find first and foremost
<?php

and add this to under

PHP Code:


			
$ourLogin = "username";  
$ourPassword = "password";  


session_start();  

if ($_SESSION['login']!=$ourLogin && $_SESSION['password']!=$ourPassword) {  


if ($_POST['login']==$ourLogin && $_POST['password']==$ourPassword) {  


$_SESSION['login'] = $_POST['login'];  
$_SESSION['password'] = $_POST['password'];  
header("Location: index.php");  


}  
else {  


echo "  
<form action=index.php method=post>  

<center><b>Are you sure to login ?</b></center>
<br>
<br>


Giris Ismi:<br>  
<input type=text name=login value=********><br>  

Giris Kodu:<br>  
<input type=password name=password value=********><br>  

<input type=submit value=' Login '>  


</form>  
";  

exit;  

}  

}

synseal · #21 02-19-2011, 04:12 AM

Very hand to have, thanks.

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