WordPress Security Update

Posted on July 2, 2011 by wtsidney@tdl.org

On July 2, 2011, TDL deployed WordPress 3.1.4 to sites.tdl.org and blogs.tdl.org.  This is a maintenance and security update for all previous WordPress versions. It was released to the public On June 29, 2011.

 

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Virus identified and removed from TDL.org WordPress website

Posted on June 24, 2011 by kristi.park@austin.utexas.edu

On June 23, a virus was identified in the WordPress installation for the main TDL.org website. The TDL systems administrator removed the virus from the website the same day.

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Security patch applied to OJS

Posted on June 17, 2011 by kristi.park@austin.utexas.edu

On June 16, TDL was notified of a security vulnerability discovered in Open Journal Systems, making all version between OJS 2.2.1 and 2.3.5 subject to malicious uploads. The TDL is running OJS version 2.2.3.0.

The TDL team immediately applied a patch to the TDL OJS installation that removed the vulnerability. The OJS system experienced no downtime as a result.

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Email server issues

Posted on January 27, 2011 by kristi.park@austin.utexas.edu

The Texas Digital Library is currently experiencing technical issues related to its email server. The issues are causing periodic problems across multiple TDL services that use email.

The TDL technical staff is working to resolve the issue. Further information will be communicated as it becomes available.

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TDL mail server outage, other system issues (RESOLVED)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by kristi.park@austin.utexas.edu

UPDATE: All applications have returned to normal working order following outages experienced January 15-17. Anyone continuing to experience technical issues in TDL services should contact the TDL Helpdesk at support@tdl.org.

As of Sunday, January 16, some TDL systems are experiencing outages as a result of the UT Austin Data Center move, which affects servers that hold some TDL services. Among the affected services are the TDL email server, TDL labs instances of some services, and a select few production-level installations.

Most TDL applications are still operational. However, the TDL mail server is currently non-operational. As a result, e-mails cannot be sent to the TDL Helpdesk (support@tdl.org) or the Contact TDL address (info@tdl.org). Additionally, e-mail functionality within TDL-hosted applications (including Open Journal Systems, Vireo, etc.) are not functioning properly.

TDL technical staff are working to restore service to the affected applications, and the TDL will communicate additional information as it becomes available.

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