CheckUser
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CheckUser is a MediaWiki extension that allows authorized users to investigate and track user activity and IP information to combat vandalism and abuse on wiki sites.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MediaWiki extension
ⓘ
software tool ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo |
CheckUser group
ⓘ
stewards (on Wikimedia projects) ⓘ users with checkuser-rights ⓘ |
| designedTo |
limit retention of technical data
ⓘ
protect user privacy while enabling investigations ⓘ |
| developedFor | MediaWiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentation | https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CheckUser ⓘ |
| implements |
Special:CheckUser page
ⓘ
Special:CheckUserLog page ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| logs |
what parameters were checked
ⓘ
when a check was performed ⓘ who performed a check ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | MediaWiki developers ⓘ |
| partOf | MediaWiki anti-abuse tools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
ability to check IPs used by a user account
ⓘ
ability to check user contributions by IP ⓘ ability to find accounts using a given IP ⓘ ability to find accounts using an IP range ⓘ access to IP address information ⓘ access to technical logs ⓘ access to user agent information ⓘ |
| purpose |
combat abuse
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combat vandalism ⓘ identify abusive accounts ⓘ investigate sockpuppetry ⓘ investigate user activity ⓘ support anti-spam efforts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
AbuseFilter
NERFINISHED
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IP Info extension NERFINISHED ⓘ Oversight (RevisionDelete) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repository | https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser ⓘ |
| requires |
database access for logging
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special user rights ⓘ |
| stores | limited log of CheckUser queries ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Wikimedia Foundation CheckUser policy (on WMF wikis)
ⓘ
access control policies ⓘ local community policies ⓘ privacy policy ⓘ |
| supports |
search by IP address
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search by IP range ⓘ search by XFF headers ⓘ search by username ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Wikimedia wikis
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Wikipedia NERFINISHED ⓘ other MediaWiki-based sites ⓘ |
| writtenIn | PHP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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