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# Security

The **Security** block on the administration dashboard groups the platform's built-in security monitoring and auditing tools. It is separate from [Security Settings](/3.x/administration-guide/admin-guide/platform-settings/security-settings.md), which configures security *policy* (password rules, CAPTCHA, HTTP security headers, and so on) — this block gives you the *reports and tools* that watch the platform for suspicious activity and unwanted changes.

![The Security block on the administration dashboard, listing Activities audit, Login attempts, Simple IDS, Password strength checker, and File integrity](/files/PZPlAdkqCv2MSoS4JBXg)

The block was introduced in Chamilo 2.0 with four tools and extended in Chamilo 3.0 with a fifth, **File integrity**.

## Accessing the Security Block

From the administration panel, the **Security** block appears alongside the other dashboard blocks (Users, Courses, Platform management, System, and so on). Click any of its links to open the corresponding tool.

## What's in the Block

* [**Activities Audit**](/3.x/administration-guide/admin-guide/security/activities-audit.md) — Browse important administrative and platform events (user, course, session, and other changes) by event type
* [**Login Attempts**](/3.x/administration-guide/admin-guide/security/login-attempts.md) — Review failed and successful login attempts, with charts and a searchable log
* [**Simple IDS**](/3.x/administration-guide/admin-guide/security/simple-ids.md) — See requests flagged by Chamilo's built-in, lightweight intrusion detection system
* [**Password Strength Checker**](/3.x/administration-guide/admin-guide/security/password-strength-checker.md) — Scan active users for passwords that match a list of commonly used passwords
* [**File Integrity**](/3.x/administration-guide/admin-guide/security/file-integrity.md) *(new in Chamilo 3.0)* — Detect unexpected additions, modifications, deletions, or permission changes in the installed files

## Who Can Access It

All five tools require **Portal Administrator** access. File integrity's scan, pause, and re-baseline actions additionally require **Global Administrator** access, and pausing alerts or establishing a new baseline requires re-entering your own password — see [File Integrity](/3.x/administration-guide/admin-guide/security/file-integrity.md#actions) for details.