Artalk exposes public comment endpoints and moderation APIs. Hardening should focus on admin auth, anti-spam controls, and webhook or notification channel security.
¶ 1) Protect admin panel and API credentials
- restrict Artalk admin access to trusted networks or SSO-protected paths
- use strong admin credentials and rotate API tokens used by integrations
- avoid reusing site-owner credentials across multiple deployments
¶ 2) Enforce anti-spam and abuse controls
- enable built-in moderation and review queues for new commenters
- rate-limit public comment endpoints at reverse proxy level
- configure CAPTCHA or external anti-spam integrations where available
¶ 3) Secure data and notifications
- protect database credentials and SMTP/API secrets with secret management
- enforce HTTPS and secure cookie handling for moderator sessions
- back up comment database and moderation config, then test restore
- Artalk deployment docs: https://artalk.js.org/en/guide/deploy.html
- Artalk source repository: https://github.com/ArtalkJS/Artalk
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