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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/security.xml b/docs/en/xml/security.xml index 6b2dd5573..b6bd0bcc8 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/security.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/security.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"> --> -<!-- $Id: security.xml,v 1.18 2008/04/04 06:48:25 lpsolit%gmail.com Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: security.xml,v 1.15 2008/04/04 06:48:22 mozilla%colinogilvie.co.uk Exp $ --> <chapter id="security"> <title>Bugzilla Security</title> @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ <note> <para>You will need to set the <option>webservergroup</option> option - in <filename>localconfig</filename> to the group your web server runs + in <filename>localconfig</filename> to the group your webserver runs as. This will allow <filename>./checksetup.pl</filename> to set file permissions on Unix systems so that nothing is world-writable. </para> @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ <section id="security-mysql-network"> <title>Network Access</title> - <para>If MySQL and your web server both run on the same machine and you + <para>If MySQL and your webserver both run on the same machine and you have no other reason to access MySQL remotely, then you should disable the network access. This, along with the suggestion in <xref linkend="security-os-ports"/>, will help protect your system from @@ -171,19 +171,20 @@ skip-networking <section id="security-webserver"> - <title>Web server</title> + <title>Webserver</title> <section id="security-webserver-access"> <title>Disabling Remote Access to Bugzilla Configuration Files</title> - <para> - There are many files that are placed in the Bugzilla directory - area that should not be accessible from the web server. Because of the way - Bugzilla is currently layed out, the list of what should and should not - be accessible is rather complicated. A quick way is to run - <filename>testserver.pl</filename> to check if your web server serves - Bugzilla files as expected. If not, you may want to follow the few - steps below. + <para>There are many files that are placed in the Bugzilla directory + area that should not be accessable from the web. Because of the way + Bugzilla is currently layed out, the list of what should and should not + be accessible is rather complicated. A new installation method is + currently in the works which should solve this by allowing files that + shouldn't be accessible from the web to be placed in a directory outside + the webroot. See + <ulink url="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44659">bug 44659</ulink> + for more information. </para> <tip> @@ -295,21 +296,52 @@ skip-networking properly blocked. Of particular interest is the localconfig file which contains your database password. Also, be aware that many editors create temporary and backup files in the working directory and that - those should also not be accessible. For more information, see + those should also not be accessable. For more information, see <ulink url="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186383">bug 186383</ulink> or <ulink url="http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/6501">Bugtraq ID 6501</ulink>. - To test, simply run <filename>testserver.pl</filename>, as said above. + To test, simply point your web browser at the file; for example, to + test mozilla.org's installation, we'd try to access + <ulink url="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/localconfig"/>. You should get + a <quote><errorcode>403</errorcode> <errorname>Forbidden</errorname></quote> + error. </para> <tip> <para>Be sure to check <xref linkend="http"/> for instructions - specific to the web server you use. + specific to the webserver you use. </para> </tip> </section> + + <section id="security-webserver-mod-throttle"> + <title>Using <filename>mod_throttle</filename> to Prevent a DOS</title> + + <note> + <para>This section only applies to people who have chosen the Apache + webserver. It may be possible to do similar things with other + webservers. Consult the documentation that came with your webserver + to find out. + </para> + </note> + + <para>It is possible for a user, by mistake or on purpose, to access + the database many times in a row which can result in very slow access + speeds for other users (effectively, a + <glossterm linkend="gloss-dos">DOS</glossterm> attack). If your + Bugzilla installation is experiencing this problem, you may install + the Apache module <filename>mod_throttle</filename> which can limit + connections by IP address. You may download this module at + <ulink url="http://www.snert.com/Software/mod_throttle/"/>. + Follow the instructions to install into your Apache install. + The command you need is + <command>ThrottleClientIP</command>. See the + <ulink url="http://www.snert.com/Software/mod_throttle/">documentation</ulink> + for more information.</para> + </section> + </section> |