I employ the "cgi_img_auth.php" method of securing the images directory. I believe the "image_auth.php" method is similar. With this method a .htaccess is placed in the /images directory containing "Deny from All". Another .htaccess in the wiki's main directory contains a rewrite rule that takes any requests for access to the images directory and re-routes it through the cgi_img_auth.php code, which verifies authentication before allowing access to the images directory. This prevents unauthenticated users from directly accessing the images files, for example with a direct url to the image file.
Its not clear to me that with this in place I need to also add the rewrite rule in the images directory, but if this is still needed, where would I place it? -Jim -----Original Message----- From: Tim Starling [mailto:tstarl...@wikimedia.org] Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 11:56 PM To: mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki security release 1.16.4 On 15/04/11 13:44, jida...@jidanni.org wrote: > Do mention if MW 1.17 or 1.18 sysops need to worry about any of this. Yes, the same issue existed in 1.17 and trunk before the release date. -- Tim Starling _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
