{"id":3852,"date":"2016-05-02T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2016\/05\/02\/how-to-configure-security-settings-in-whmcs\/"},"modified":"2023-06-08T11:52:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:52:44","slug":"how-to-configure-security-settings-in-whmcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/whm\/how-to-configure-security-settings-in-whmcs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Security Settings in WHMCS"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHMCS provides a variety of security options that range from beginner to advanced. Here is an overview of the primary security features you can access through the general settings.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Login to your WHMCS Admin<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. \"General<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Hover over Setup<\/em> and choose General Settings<\/em><\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \"Security<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Choose the Security<\/em> tab<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. Fill in the settings:
    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Captcha Form Protection:<\/th>\nChoose how captcha functions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Captcha Type:<\/th>\nSelect the type you wish to use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    reCAPTCHA Public Key:<\/th>\nYou need to register for reCAPTCHA @ https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/admin\/create<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    reCAPTCHA Private Key:<\/th>\nYou need to register for reCAPTCHA @ https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/admin\/create<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Required Password Strength:<\/th>\nEnter the required password strength from 1 to 100 \u2013 Enter 0 to Disable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Failed Admin Login Ban Time:<\/th>\nEnter the time to ban an IP in minutes after 3 failed login attempts \u2013 Enter 0 to Disable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Whitelisted IPs:<\/th>\n IP Addresses exempt from being banned for invalid login attempts <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Whitelisted IP Login Failure Notices:<\/th>\nTick to send login failure notices for Whitelisted IP addresses <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Admin Force SSL Access:<\/th>\nTick this box to force SSL Access for all admin area requests <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Disable Admin Password Reset:<\/th>\nTick this box to disable the forgotten password feature on the admin login page <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Disable Credit Card Storage:<\/th>\nTick this box to not store customers credit cards in the database (Warning: This will delete any existing stored credit card data)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Allow Client CC Removal:<\/th>\nTick this box to allow customers to delete the credit card details stored on their account <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Disable Session IP Check:<\/th>\nThis is used to protect against cookie\/session hijacking but can cause problems for users with dynamic IPs <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Allow Smarty PHP Tags:<\/th>\nTick to allow use of the Smarty {php} tag in templates. This is considered a security risk. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Proxy IP Header:<\/th>\n Header used by your trusted proxies to relay IP information. Most proxies use \u201cX_FORWARDED_FOR\u201d; that is the default if no value is specified <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Trusted Proxies:<\/th>\n IP addresses of trusted proxies that forward traffic to WHMCS. Only add addresses that directly proxy requests! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    API IP Access Restriction:<\/th>\n\u2013 IP Addresses allowed to connect to the WHMCS API <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Log API Authentication:<\/th>\nTick to record successful API authentications in Admin Log<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    CSRF Tokens: General:<\/th>\nTick to enable general use of CSRF tokens for all public and clientarea forms (Highly Recommended) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    CSRF Tokens: Domain Checker:<\/th>\nTick to enable use of CSRF tokens for the Domain Checker form <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \"Blue<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Click Save Changes<\/strong><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now that you have gone through the Security options you are ready to proceed to the Social<\/a> tab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    WHMCS provides a variety of security options that range from beginner to advanced. Here is an overview of the primary security features you can access through the general settings. 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