What should an XWiki security review include
A practical overview of what to review in an XWiki instance: version status, access rights, authentication, extensions, custom code, infrastructure, backups and operations.
Resources
Last modified by Agnease on 2026/05/28 08:53
XWiki resources
XWiki resources for upgrades, security and maintainability
Practical articles for teams that want to keep XWiki secure, upgradeable and easier to maintain over time.
Useful XWiki resources
Focused guidance for production XWiki platforms, covering upgrade planning, custom development, maintainability and safer long-term evolution.
Why upgrade your XWiki instance
A practical explanation of why regular XWiki upgrades matter for security, stability, extension compatibility and long-term maintenance.
How to customize XWiki safely
Guidance for organizing XWiki custom code, scripts, templates and extensions so they remain easier to maintain across upgrades.
More practical XWiki topics coming soon
Future resources will cover XWiki access rights, authentication, migrations, security reviews, structured applications, workflows and practical administration patterns.
The goal is to publish useful guidance that helps teams make better decisions before an upgrade, customization, migration or long-term maintenance engagement.
- Upgrade planning How to prepare XWiki upgrades when custom code, extensions, authentication and workflows are involved.
- Access and security Practical notes on permissions, authentication options, MFA, SSO and security-aware administration.
- Maintainable customization How to extend XWiki without creating unnecessary upgrade and maintenance problems.
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