@@ -197,7 +197,27 @@ <h2><a id="7.Direct-web-access">Direct web access to files</a></h2>
197197 this way (there is an exception for that). We believe that these resources
198198 do not contain confidential information. If you *DO* have confidential
199199 information in images, CSS or JavaScript files, you will need to update
200- these rules to suit your needs.
200+ these rules to suit your needs.< br />
201+ < br />
202+ < h3 > Access to "personal" files</ h3 >
203+ In Chamilo 1.*, it is possible to upload files to one's "personal" folder
204+ through the social network page, or through any upload popup that allows
205+ you to choose the file destination (and you select your personal folder).< br />
206+ < br />
207+ Due to the development background in Chamilo, these files are then directly
208+ accessible by anonymous users, which can lead to personal data leaks. This
209+ has been left in this mode by default because many teacher users had used
210+ this option to share common images between different courses and blocking
211+ the feature would have meant public courses would not have shown the given
212+ images.< br />
213+ < br />
214+ To avoid this issue and make files accessible *only* to authenticated users,
215+ please set the following option to 'true' in configuration.php:< br />
216+ < br />
217+ < pre >
218+ $_configuration['block_my_files_access'] = true;</ pre >
219+ This will prevent anonymous access, but will not prevent access from other
220+ authenticated users.
201221 </ p >
202222
203223< h2 > < a id ="8.Disable-webservices "> Disable webservices</ a > </ h2 >
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