Update: Changes in osCmax between this version (beta3) and the RC1 release in early April 2011 has required an update to the osCmax-Security-2.5 bundle. The new information can be found in a post on osCmax Security 2.5RC1.

As I was working with the Check Permissions and the Site Monitor contribs I decided to save myself some longer term pain and bring the two together as the basis for my own Security setup for the sites that I manage.

In the process I have made changes that enable:

Single install process
Check Permissions saves the file and directory permissions to the database for consistent use
Check Permissions now recognises the Site Monitor files that need to be writable
Site Monitor & Check Permissions work with osCmax 2.5 (minor changes)
Both contribs appear within a dedicated Security menu option

You can grab a copy of osCmax-Security-2.5 from here and shortly from the osCmax projects area.

I’ve tested the quick install with a fresh copy of osCmax 2.5 and against an already installed ‘slow install’ with edits and it all seems ok.

Once installed just follow the instructions for each of the two contribs.