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title: "Secure Matomo Analytics With The Security Info Plugin"
description: "It's important to look into hardening any newly installed content management system (CMS). Below we cover how to install the Security Info plugin to harden Matomo. View Matomo Security Info Log into..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/analytics/matomo-security-info-plugin/
date: 2019-05-29
modified: 2023-12-22
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Web Analytics"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Secure Matomo Analytics With The Security Info Plugin

It’s important to look into hardening any newly installed content management system (CMS). Below we cover **how to install the [Security Info plugin](https://plugins.matomo.org/SecurityInfo#description) to harden Matomo**.

## View Matomo Security Info

1. Log into Matomo.
2. Select the Settings icon in the upper-right. [![Select the settings icon](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-15-settings-select.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-15-settings-select.png)
3. Select **Marketplace** under *Platform*. [![Select Marketplace](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-40-platform-marketplace.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-40-platform-marketplace.png)
4. Search *“Security info”* and press Enter.
5. Install the **Security Info** plugin. [![install Security Info plugin](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-security-info-install.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-security-info-install.png)
6. **Activate plugin**. [![activate Security Info plugin](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-security-info-activate.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-security-info-activate.png)
7. Select **Security** under *Diagnostic*. [![View Security Info plugin](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-security-info.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/matomo-analytics/matomo-security-info.png)

Learn more about improving Matomo security with their [hardening guide](https://matomo.org/docs/security/).