Security & Compliance

Security & Compliance

Student Web Host Manager (SWHM) provides a secure, policy-aligned hosting environment for universities, designed to meet the requirements of academic delivery, GDPR, password governance, identity management, and institutional IT controls.

Azure AD Single Sign-On (SSO)

SWHM authenticates all students and lecturers through Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), ensuring:

  • No platform-level passwords to manage.
  • Automatic identity lifecycle alignment with institutional accounts.
  • Secure token-based access.
  • Instant revocation when university accounts are disabled.

Automated Password Rotation & Suspension

At the end of each teaching block, SWHM enforces academic integrity by:

  • Suspending all hosting accounts that have reached their deadline.
  • Regenerating cPanel passwords so students cannot continue editing after cutoff.
  • Maintaining public visibility for lecturer marking and moderation.

This ensures fairness and prevents unauthorised post-deadline changes.

GDPR & Data Compliance

SWHM is built with GDPR principles at its core:

  • Data minimisation: Only essential student data is stored.
  • Encryption: Sensitive fields stored with strong cryptographic standards.
  • Right to erasure: Accounts can be fully removed upon request.
  • Retention controls: Teaching blocks ensure data is not held indefinitely.

Hosting Security Architecture

The platform leverages secure hosting infrastructure with:

  • Fully isolated cPanel accounts per student.
  • Hardened server environments (CloudLinux, CageFS, Imunify360).
  • Automatic SSL provisioning for every student domain.
  • Real-time malware protection and file integrity checking.

Academic Policy Alignment

SWHM enforces academic rules automatically:

  • Teaching block start/end logic.
  • Fair, simultaneous suspension for all students.
  • Extensions for individual students without affecting the cohort.
  • Strict prevention of work after deadlines.

Access Logging & Monitoring

The system records login and activity metadata so IT teams can audit:

  • Student access attempts.
  • Provisioning events.
  • Suspension cycles.
  • Account creation and lifecycle changes.

Infrastructure Resilience

SWHM operates on stable hosting infrastructure with:

  • Daily backups.
  • Redundant storage.
  • High availability server clusters.
  • Load-optimised environments for high student volumes.

A Secure, Academic-Aligned Hosting Environment

SWHM provides universities with a hosting framework designed for education — secure, compliant, scalable, and fully aligned to the academic calendar.