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Access Restrictions

Overview of Access restriction options

Path: Community Settings >> Security >> Access Restrictions
 
This section allows administrators of the community to set various types of access restrictions or auto-approvals, curse filtering, SSL security, and government compliance settings. It is separated into 2 major toggle sections:

Basic Settings

Advanced Settings


Access Restrictions: Basic


Toggling the switch to Basic will show the following settings:

Approvals Required

Email Based Access Control

Secure Cookie


Approvals Required

New Members Approval:
When this setting is ON, all the new members registering or joining the community will first require Moderator's approval to participate in the community.

Help Article: https://help.ideascale.com/knowledge/new-members-approval


Email Based Access Control

This section allows setting restrictions on the users who join the community based on their email domain. The administrator can auto-approve as well as blacklist the email domains.


Help Article: https://help.ideascale.com/knowledge/email-domain-based-access-control


Secure Cookie

Secure cookie works only when SSL Security is turned on. When enabled, the community works in a secured cookie only. For example, a user is a member of 2 communities where one is Secure cookie enabled and other is not. He/She will not be able to switch from one community to another in the same cookie. To go to another community, the user will have to re-login.


Access Restrictions: Advanced

Toggling the switch to Advanced will show the following settings in addition to the Basic settings mentioned above:

2 Step Authentication

IP Based Access Restriction

Curse Filtering


2 Step Authentication

The 2 step authentication feature applies only to the IdeaScale Email and Password authentication pathway.

Help Article: https://help.ideascale.com/knowledge/2-step-authentication


IP Based Access Restriction

IP based access restriction allows the administrator to control access to the community based on IP (Internet Protocol) address. Only those users who access the community from the defined IP addresses are allowed to view and participate in the community.

Help Article: https://help.ideascale.com/knowledge/ip-based-access-restriction


Curse Filtering

Curse filtering feature allows the admin to block certain abusive words from the community.

Help Article: https://help.ideascale.com/knowledge/curse-filtering

Last Updated: July 20, 2023