Workspace Access Restrictions

This article feature the settings like auto approvals, 2 step authentication, curse filtering and other security policies

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Access restrictions provide the ability to establish approvals, enable automatic approvals based on IP and email addresses, implement two-step authentication, and enforce other security policies within the workspace.



Approvals Required

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

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

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2 Step Authentication

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

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Curse Filtering

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

Security Policy includes password policy, forgot password option. Security Policy allows for customization of link expiration timing for various verification methods. In addition security policy encompasses other important aspects such as session management also.
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