Wiki source code of CAPTCHA Integration
Last modified by Vincent Massol on 2024/11/19 16:12
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| 1 | CAPTCHA are needed to make it easy to use and deploy XWiki in a public setting. CAPTCHAs allow testing whether the user trying to perform a given action is a bot or an actual human being. Using captchas helps in preventing spam. | ||
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| 3 | CAPTCHAs will be displayed only for unauthenticated users (XWiki.XWikiGuest), for other users the rights system + identification is enough. | ||
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| 5 | == Where are captcha needed? == | ||
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| 7 | * When creating an user account -> add a captcha at the bottom of the list of fields to fill | ||
| 8 | * When leaving a comment on a wiki page -> add a captcha before the post comment button | ||
| 9 | * When editing a wiki page -> add a captcha before the "Save & Continue" and "Save & View" buttons | ||
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| 11 | == Configuration == | ||
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| 13 | In the xwiki.properties file: | ||
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| 15 | * captchaOnRegister=true/false | ||
| 16 | * captchaOnComment=true/false | ||
| 17 | * captchaOnEdit=true/false |
