Talking Drupal
Talking Drupal is a weekly chat about web design and development by a group a guys with one thing in common, we love Drupal. With hosts Stephen Cross, John Picozzi and Nic Laflin.

In episode #128 we talk about options for securing Drupal logins.

 

TOPICS:

  • What do we mean by Login Security?
  • Modules
  • Password Strength
  • Password Policies
  • Two Factor Authentication
  • Flood Control
  • HTTPS
  • Spam accounts
  • Reset password
  • Drush

RESOURCES:

Password Policy - https://www.drupal.org/project/password_policy
Password Strength - https://www.drupal.org/project/password_strength
Flood Control - https://www.drupal.org/project/flood_control
Login Security - https://www.drupal.org/project/login_security
Duo Two-Factor Authentication - https://www.drupal.org/project/duo
Google Authenticator Login - https://www.drupal.org/project/ga_login

MODULE OF THE WEEK:

BG Image Formatter

www.drupal.org/project/bg_image_formatter
This module provides an image formatter who allows you to set an image in background of a div. The images are from a field of an entity and not from a configuration page or sth else, so it's very easy to setup and manage.

Direct download: TalkingDrupal128.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT

In episode #127 we talk with Ben Doherty about setting up a local development environment with Vagrant.

TOPICS:

  • What is Vagrant
  • Why would you consider using it?
  • What are the benefits of vagrant vs *AMP
  • Difference between Docker and Vagrant
  • How do you install Vagrant
  • Common Vagrant Commands
  • How do you get a local environment setup
  • When using GIT/IDE locally, where does the code sit? How does it work?
  • More advanced uses/configuration
  • Resources

RESOURCES:

Direct download: TalkingDrupal127.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT

In episode #126 we discuss the planning for the New England Drupal Camp 2016.

TOPICS:

  • NEDCamp Third Year
  • Scheduling around other camps / Drupalcon
  • Moving location
  • Team
  • Training Day
  • Focus/Theme - Accessibility
  • Where’s next year's camp going to be?

MODULE OF THE WEEK:

IMCE for FileField

www.drupal.org/project/imce_filefield
IMCE for FileField allows users to select files from IMCE File Browser. It supports FTP uploaded files by automatically registering them as IMCE files thus making them usable in a FileField.

Direct download: TalkingDrupal126.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT