Re: Best practices to secure admin site

2011-06-23 Thread Phui-Hock
> * Only allow HTTPS (to the admin, and perhaps to the entire site). > * Don't use "/admin/" -- I usually use a separate subdomain like > "backend.example.com", or sometimes just a different root (I often see > "nqzva" -- figuring out why is left as an exercise for the reader :). > * Limit access b

Re: Best practices to secure admin site

2011-06-23 Thread Jacob Kaplan-Moss
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Phui-Hock wrote: > This question has been asked a few times, but is there a general set > of best practices one should follow to secure Django admin site? A > quick check on some of the Django powered websites leave /admin/ open > to public access, and some don't e

Best practices to secure admin site

2011-06-23 Thread Phui-Hock
Hi, This question has been asked a few times, but is there a general set of best practices one should follow to secure Django admin site? A quick check on some of the Django powered websites leave /admin/ open to public access, and some don't even use https for login form submission. Although only