Author: matteocisilino
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Rate limiting: limits on authors and visitors
How to use the Rate limiting tab of the plugin CSDN: limits on authors and visitors, default values, suspensions and revoking them.
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User registration: who can create accounts
How to use the User registration tab of the plugin CSDN: policy, allowed roles, mandatory email and the limits of this protection.
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Paranoic Hardening: headers and autologout
How to use the Paranoic Hardening tab of the plugin CSDN: HTTP headers, HSTS, the check and autologout, with the recommended order and risks.
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Test tab: checking the protections work
The Test tab of the plugin CSDN runs two live checks: the PHP block in uploads and the plugin files’ integrity. Here’s how to use it and read the results.
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Upload monitoring and the integrity check
Where to find the upload monitoring form, what it actually blocks, and how to read the outcome of the plugin’s integrity check.
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Hardening / IDS: the .htaccess rules
The Hardening / IDS tab of the plugin CSDN, rule by rule: what it blocks, what it can break, and why custom paths must be written with care.
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Blocked IPs tab: reading the blacklist
Reading the unified blacklist in the Blocked IPs tab, understanding the local, panel and manual sources, and using Unblock with care.
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Blocking, unblocking and whitelisting
How to block, unblock and whitelist an address from the General tab of the plugin CSDN, without locking yourself out of your own site.
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Block threshold: the General tab
How to read the log of the last 50 failed attempts and how the block threshold works, given that it is cumulative.
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Remote settings: connecting CSDN to the panel
How to fill in the Remote settings tab to connect the plugin to the Cisilino panel, and what is actually sent.
