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Security Settings - IdeaScale Moderation / Authentication Settings
Where can I access the Security Settings for IdeaScale?
  • Login »  IdeaScale »  My IdeaScale (Select IdeaScale Portal) »  Settings »  Security »  Moderator

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What are the different types of security settings / moderation levels?
IdeaScale has 4 different security levels.
  1. High - Authenticated and Approved Users Only: Users MUST be logged into the site to view ideas, comments. New users must be approved by the moderator.
    • New Users CANNOT view ideas, comments without approval.
    • New users need to be approved before they can view/post ideas,comments.
    • When New Users Sign up, Moderators will receive an email to approve user. Alternately they can approve users under Site Admin aswell.
    • Only users that are approved can view / post ideas, comments.
    • Auto-Approval Rule: If Access Restriction is enabled, users will get automatically approved upon double opt-in verification.

    License Restrictions
    This feature/tools described here are available with the following license(s) :

  2. Medium - Moderated Approved Postings Only: This security setting allows anyone to join the Idea Portal WITHOUT manual approval. However, ideas are manually approved by moderators. This security setting is generally used with customers/partners where you do not have an effective means of approving users simply based on email address.
    • Users can sign-up online and view all the ideas posted WITHOUT any approval.
    • They can vote on ideas and comment on idea WITHOUT any approval.
    • If they submit new ideas, they need to be approved by the moderators for them to show up in the portal.
    • Moderators will receive an email with an approval link when new ideas are posted.

    License Restrictions
    This feature/tools described here are available with the following license(s) :

  3. No Moderation - Login Required: This security setting does NOT have any moderator approval. It will however require that user register and validate their email address before submitting an idea. Users will have to validate their email address to post ideas, post comments and vote on ideas.
    • Users can VIEW all ideas without having to sign-up.
    • If users want to post ideas, comments or vote on ideas - they will have to register with you and validate their email address.
  4. No Authentication/Login - Allow Anonymous Posts: This security setting allows users to post ideas, vote on ideas and post comment WITHOUT registering. Users are however required to submit their email address (when they are posting new ideas or commenting on ideas) to identify them - Email addresses are however not validated .
    • Users can VIEW/POST Ideas without registering.
    • Users can comment and vote on ideas without registering (anonymous.)

For a detailed discussion on each of the security settings (and its implications) see the links in the "References" section below.

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