# Requiring password before admin actions can be taken

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-password-before-admin-actions-can-be-taken/52603>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [7 Noviembre, 2016 02:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-password-before-admin-actions-can-be-taken/52603 "2016-11-07T02:17:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolftune](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/wolftune/32/103569_2.png) [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\
**Post date:** [26 Febrero, 2018 19:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-password-before-admin-actions-can-be-taken/52603/2 "2018-02-26T19:25:54Z")

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In addition, buttons and actions that require admin permissions should _look_ different from those that do not. Ideally a similar distinction for moderator actions.

This isn’t just about security from malicious actors, it’s also about security from admin carelessness…

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