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mod_client_management: Include software version in table (when known)
Showing software versions could be useful for statistical reasons, e.g.
determining how quickly (or not) users upgrade, but most importantly for
revoking vulnerable clients versions in case of a security issue.
| author | Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> |
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| date | Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:26:02 +0200 |
| parents | 72f23107beb4 |
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Introduction ============ On a server with public registration it is usually desirable to prevent registration of certain "reserved" accounts, such as "admin". This plugin allows you to reserve individual usernames, or those matching certain patterns. It also allows you to ensure that usernames conform to a certain pattern. Configuration ============= Enable the module as any other: modules_enabled = { "block_registrations"; } You can then set some options to configure your desired policy: Option Default Description ------------------------------ ------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- block_registrations_users *See source code* A list of reserved usernames block_registrations_matching `{ }` A list of [Lua patterns](http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#5.4.1) matching reserved usernames (slower than block_registrations_users) block_registrations_require `nil` A pattern that registered user accounts MUST match to be allowed Some examples: block_registrations_users = { "admin", "root", "xmpp" } block_registrations_matching = { "master$" -- matches anything ending with master: postmaster, hostmaster, webmaster, etc. } block_registrations_require = "^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$" -- Allow only simple ASCII characters in usernames Compatibility ============= ------ ------- 0.12 Works 0.11 Work ------ -------