Cogworks.SiteLock

A security package for Umbraco. Lock down an Umbraco website from viewers. Only users who are logged into the backoffice can see the public website.

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Getting started

This package is supported on:

• Umbraco 7.1.2+ with package version 1.x.x
• Umbraco 8+ with package version 2.x.x

Installation

SiteLock is available from Our Umbraco, NuGet, or as a manual download directly from GitHub.

Our Umbraco repository

You can find a downloadable package, along with a discussion forum for this package, on the Our Umbraco site.

NuGet package repository

To install from NuGet, run the following command in your instance of Visual Studio.

PM> Install-Package Cogworks.SiteLock

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How it works

SiteLock is simply a module which is loaded dymically at runtime. It inspects the domain of each request, and then either allows it, or throws a HttpException with a status code of 403.

Usage

After installing the package, you'll be able to lock any website via /config/SiteLock.config.

Locked Domains

This section of the configuration specifies specific domains to be locked in the Umbraco instance.

Example:

<lockedDomains>
    <domain>localhost</domain>
    <domain>staging.sitelock.local</domain>
</lockedDomains>

To lock all domains, simply use *. Example:

<lockedDomains>
    <domain>*</domain>
</lockedDomains>

Allowed Paths

This section of the configuration allows you to specify paths which can be allowed.

Example:

<allowedPaths>
	<path>^/news(.*)</path>
	<path>/403.html</path>
</allowedPaths>

Important

Note that the paths are actually regular expressions. So in the example above, we allow paths which "start with" /news/.

Allowed IPs

This section of the configuration allows you to specify IPs which can be allowed.

Example:

<allowedIps>
	<ip>127.0.0.1</ip>
</allowedIps>

Changes to /config/SiteLock.config will require an application restart, as the config file cached at startup.

Integration

SiteLock was designed to be simple for developers. Just install via nuget or the Umbraco backoffice. Configure /config/SiteLock.config and you're good to go.

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Contribution guidelines

To raise a new bug, create an issue on the GitHub repository. To fix a bug or add new features, fork the repository and send a pull request with your changes. Feel free to add ideas to the repository's issues list if you would to discuss anything related to the package.

Who do I talk to?

This project is maintained by Cogworks and contributors. If you have any questions about the project please contact us through the forum on Our Umbraco, on Twitter, or by raising an issue on GitHub.

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License

Copyright © 2017 The Cogworks Ltd, and other contributors

Licensed under the MIT License.