How can I check if my TribalPages site is secure?

TribalPages sites are private by default, so the main things to verify are your site's password protection, your privacy settings for living people, and the security of your own login. There is no public "security scan" tool for a TribalPages site; you check security by reviewing the settings inside your account and watching for signs of unauthorized access.

Check your site's password protection

A TribalPages family site is normally protected by a site password that visitors must enter before they can view anything. If that password is missing, weak, or shared too widely, the site is effectively open.

• Log in to your TribalPages account and open the site's Settings (or Site Settings) area.
• Look for the password / access protection option and confirm it is turned on.
• If a password is set, change it if it has been shared with people you no longer want to have access, or if you suspect it has leaked.
• Use a password that is not reused from another service, and avoid obvious choices like a surname, a birth year, or "family."

Expected result: visitors who do not have the password should be stopped at the entry screen and should not be able to browse names, photos, or dates.

Review privacy settings for living people

The most common real-world risk on a genealogy site is not hacking — it is living relatives' details being visible to people they never agreed to share with. TribalPages provides privacy controls specifically for this.

• In your site settings, find the privacy options that control what visitors can see.
• Confirm that information about living people is restricted. Many genealogy platforms hide or limit living individuals by default; verify this is actually the case on your site rather than assuming it.
• Check whether visitors can see full names, birth dates, addresses, or photos of living people, and tighten these if needed.
• If you have multiple levels of access (for example, family members versus general visitors), confirm who is in each group.

Expected result: a visitor without elevated access should see living people either omitted or reduced to minimal, non-identifying information.

Verify your own login credentials

Your account login is separate from the site password. Weak or shared account credentials are the most direct way someone could change your content.

• Use a unique password for your TribalPages account that you do not use anywhere else.
• Do not share your account login with relatives; give them the site password instead, so they can view without being able to edit.
• If you have not changed your password in a long time, or if you have ever sent it by email or message, change it now.
• Log out of shared or public computers after each session.

Expected result: only you (and anyone you deliberately authorize) can log in and modify the tree.

Watch for signs of unauthorized access or edits

Security problems on a family site usually show up as unexpected changes rather than as a technical alert.

Signs worth investigating:

• Names, dates, relationships, or photos you did not add or change.
• New user accounts or contributors you do not recognize.
• Visitors or messages from people you did not invite.
• A site password that no longer works, suggesting it was changed by someone else.

If you see any of these, change your account password and your site password immediately, then review the site's recent changes to identify what was altered.

If something looks wrong, contact TribalPages support

TribalPages does not expose a self-service security dashboard, so suspected unauthorized access or tampering is handled through their support channel. When you contact them:

• Describe what changed and when you first noticed it.
• State whether the site password or your account login may have been shared or exposed.
• Ask them to review access to the site and help you restore any altered content.

Quick checklist

The core point: on TribalPages, security is something you verify through your own settings and by watching your tree — not through an external scan. Start with the site password and living-person privacy, since those two settings determine who can see your family's information.