AdminExile
Version
2.0.3 (last update on May 17, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
87
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
8 February 2011
AdminExile has long been a favored and highly rated extension in the JED. Read the reviews and try it yourself.
Key features:
* Access key(s) - key only, or key + key value. Others provide one or the other. AdminExile provides BOTH.
* Front-end Restriction - Restrict certain accounts from logging into the front-end with accounts intended only for back-end use.
* Lost Key Recovery - Useful for individuals using extremely difficult keys, or teams who change the keys frequently.
* IP White and Black Lists - Use individual addresses, or CIDR netmasks to define your lists.
* Brute Force Protection - Penalize users who abuse your system.
* Management of blocked addresses - See a list of blacklist attempts and bruteforce attempts, as well as the ability to reset those IP addresses.
* Admin Notification - When abuse comes from a blacklisted address or brute force is detected, an administrator can be sent a notification.
* Stealth Mode - Prevents tell-tale signs that something exists at /administrator, like the session cookie!
There are far too many features to describe in this page. Visit the documentation link to get the bigger picture.
Version 2.0.0 - Massive rewrite, more features, now featuring kitten whispers - recommended upgrade!
Version 2.0.1 - resolves an issue on systems that do NOT have the GMP library (because I thought everyone had it!)
Version 2.0.2 - file missing from previous version
Version 2.0.3 - resolved issue with valueless key
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Without this plugin, it's possible to add a password barrier to your admin URL via htaccess. If you build Joomla sites for clients, however, you know that every required password is another thing your client can lose (and that you'll have to support). AdminExile secures the admin interface without an extra password barrier. It's simply a must-have, headache-free security control.
I had tried to use a couple of other security extensions to protect the Admin page of my website, and had no luck. One even locked me out of the back-end completely and it took ripping things out and replacing other things from other Joomla installs with a mixture of FTP and phpMyAdmin to gain access again. Not cool.
On The Other Hand, AdminExile works like a charm straight out of the box. The protection is simple, but highly effective. I would (and will!) recommend it to anyone looking to add an extra layer of protection to their Joomla websit.! Good show!
On The Other Hand, AdminExile works like a charm straight out of the box. The protection is simple, but highly effective. I would (and will!) recommend it to anyone looking to add an extra layer of protection to their Joomla websit.! Good show!
This is a need to have addon.
Even with the slight problems that i have i still love it.
When i log in the back-end it sends me back to the front-page and i have to fill in the key again than it goes straight to the back-end, aside from that I LOVE IT :D
Even with the slight problems that i have i still love it.
When i log in the back-end it sends me back to the front-page and i have to fill in the key again than it goes straight to the back-end, aside from that I LOVE IT :D
Owner's reply
That issue is described in the extension description and is caused by a Joomla 1.5 bug (you'll find the issue numbers in the description as well). It does not occur in Joomla 1.6. When the Joomla core developers implement one of the submitted fixes, this issue will go away.
I'm sorry you experienced this issue, but it's not caused by the plugin.
Excellent quality of the product, but in particular an outstanding service.
Thank you Michael!
Thank you Michael!
After trying and testing several other free and commercial ways of protections that only got me locked out of backend access to my site i found this one to do exactly what i was looking for.Its simple to install and its easy to set up.A must to have for every joomla website.
Very clever... and super swish. Works a charm!
Owner's reply
Super awesome and thanks!
Michael Richey has provided me with the best support I've ever received from a Joomla developer so far. And I've bought several commercial extensions and "support subscriptions". Must of them require to create a support ticket and wait 24 hours for a response wich most of the times isn't helpful. Michael responded my first email in minutes! and after that he kept in contact until he figuered out the problem (which wasn't even with his extension but with Jommla and still he wrote a patch for it).
I've tried all the free plugins to acomplish this task and AdminExile is by far the best. Kudos.
I've tried all the free plugins to acomplish this task and AdminExile is by far the best. Kudos.
Richey, Thanks for this plugin it works awesome! However I too was able to lock my self out of the administrator side of my website. It wasn't the fact that I forgot my password but the fact that AdminExile has to have at least one letter in the password for it to work. My 1st password was a set of numbers. When I tried to login in it would throw a error. But if I had one letter in the password it would work. Other then that small issue everything else works like lucky charms! Thanks again! Jeff
Owner's reply
Wow, I never tried using an all numeric key. Thanks for the report - I'll take a close look at that.
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