Security for deployment hosts The purpose of this guide is not so much providing complete cyber-security training, but highlighting some of the system setup aspects that are most important and/or specific to Platform security.
Essential check-list
The server is hosted in a provider and geography/legislation that doesn't put the mission of the deployment at risk.
HTTPS protocol (TLS) is enabled and securely configured for both API and client endpoints .
There is some sort of effective log rotation mechanism, preferably together with a low-level wiping mechanism.
On the Ushahidi Platform API installation folder under storage/logs
For the web server, PHP and MySQL logs as well
If hosting in a cloud or VPS provider, disk encryption with a specific ephemeral key is used.
Backups are scheduled, monitored, encrypted and regularly tested.
Latest updates are installed regularly for:
Operating system and core libraries
PHP, Web server and MySQL services
