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Apocalypse Meow’s main focus is addressing WordPress security issues related to user accounts and logins. This includes things like:
<ul>
<li>Brute-force login-in protection;</li>
<li>Customizable password strength requirements;</li>
<li>XML-RPC access controls;</li>
<li>Account access alerts;</li>
<li>Searchable access logs (including failed login attempts and temporary bans);</li>
<li>User enumeration prevention;</li>
<li>Registration SPAM protection;</li>
<li>Miscellaneous Core and template options to make targeted hacks more difficult;</li>
<li>Anonymize/scrub leaky remote request headers;</li>
</ul>
Security is an admittedly technical subject, but Apocalypse Meow strives to help educate “normal” users about the nature of common web attacks, mitigation techniques, etc. Every option contains detailed explanations and links to external resources with additional information.
Knowledge is power!
<h3>Requirements</h3>
Due to the advanced nature of some of the plugin features, there are a few additional server requirements beyond what WordPress itself requires:
<ul>
<li>WordPress 4.4+.</li>
<li>PHP 7.3 or later.</li>
<li>PHP extensions: (bcmath or gmp), date, filter, json, pcre.</li>
<li><code>CREATE</code> and <code>DROP</code> MySQL grants.</li>
<li>Single-site Installs (i.e. Multi-Site is not supported).</li>
</ul>
Please note: it is not safe to run WordPress atop a version of PHP that has reached its <a href="http://php.net/supported-versions.php" rel="nofollow ugc">End of Life</a>. Future releases of this plugin might, out of necessity, drop support for old, unmaintained versions of PHP. To ensure you continue to receive plugin updates, bug fixes, and new features, just make sure PHP is kept up-to-date. 🙂
<h3>Log Monitoring</h3>
Some robots are so dumb they’ll continue trying to submit credentials even after the login form is replaced, wasting system resources and clogging up the log-in history table. One way to mitigate this is to use a server-side log-monitoring program like <a href="http://www.fail2ban.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">Fail2Ban</a> or <a href="https://ossec.github.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">OSSEC</a> to ban users via the firewall.
Apocalypse Meow produces a 403 error when a banned user requests the login form. Your log-monitoring rule should therefore look for repeated 403 responses to <code>wp-login.php</code>. Additionally, some robots are unable to follow redirects; if your login form requires SSL, you should also ban repeated 301/302 responses to catch those fools.
If you have enabled user enumeration protection with the <code>die()</code> option, requests for <code>?author=X</code> will produce a 400 response code which can be similarly tracked.
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
When active, this plugin retains security logs of every sign-in attempt made to the CMS backend. This information — including the end user’s public IP address, username, and the status of his or her attempt — is used to help prevent unauthorized system access and maintain Quality of Service for all site visitors.
This information resides fully on the hosting web site and is not shared with any third parties.
Data retention is entirely up to the site operator, but by default old records are automatically removed after 90 days.
Please note: Apocalypse Meow DOES NOT integrate with any WordPress GDPR “Personal Data” features. (Selective erasure of audit logs would undermine the security mechanisms provided by this plugin. Haha.)

Apocalypse Meow

Works nicely to protect from brute force logins, and the developer is fantastic!

great protection

A simple, light-weight collection of tools to harden WordPress security and help mitigate common types of attacks.

Julio Potier

Grégory Viguier

SecuPress

superment

<h4>Test it now!</h4>
You can <a href="https://demo.tastewp.com/secupress/" rel="nofollow ugc">test SecuPress Free now</a>.
<h4>YOU MADE IT, WE KEEP IT SAFE!</h4>
The most advanced WordPress Protection on the market. SecuPress is focused on WordPress attacks and Malwares, not just “usual web protections” like many.
Protect your WordPress with malware scans ; block bots & suspicious IPs. Get a complete <a href="https://secupress.me/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress security toolkit</a> for free or as a pro plugin. SecuPress is GDPR compliant.
What’s the difference between free and pro version? 
If you are proactive, our free WordPress security plugin is a great choice! No time to activate weekly scans? Then <a href="https://secupress.me/" rel="nofollow ugc">SecuPress pro</a> is the way to go. Our plugin takes care of everything with automated tasks.
<h4>Here are some of our most popular features:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Brute Force Login Protection</li>
<li>Password Spraying Protection</li>
<li>Firewall features</li>
<li>Security alerts (1)</li>
<li>Malware Scanner (1)</li>
<li>Block country by geolocation (1)</li>
</ul>
<h4>We have included some features you won’t find in most WordPress security plugins:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Protection of Security Keys</li>
<li>Block visits from Bad Bots</li>
<li>Vulnerable Plugins & Themes detection (1)</li>
<li>Security Reports in PDF format (1)</li>
</ul>
You can check out <a href="https://secupress.me/faq/" rel="nofollow ugc">Frequently Asked Questions</a> or get in touch with our <a href="https://secupress.me/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">support</a>. Want to know all about SecuPress? You can read our documentation here: <a href="https://docs.secupress.me" rel="nofollow ugc">docs.secupress.me</a>.
How will you know it works? 
Well, we have a dedicated security scanner that will give you a clear security grade and report for your website. This way, you’ll know exactly what to fix.
<h4>WordPress Features</h4>
Security Audit 
SecuPress is the only plugin with a full scanner able to fix the issues for you. And when it requires a decision from you, it will ask you before proceeding. With this feature, you can check 35 security points in 5 minutes and let us take care of the rest.
Once done, you get a security grade that gives you a clear idea of what your security level is. You can export this analysis in PDF format to share with others (clients or colleagues) (1).
Users & Login 
This feature is the easiest way to make sure your users’ data is protected and to keep their accounts from being compromised. With this feature you can limit the number of bad login attempts, ban non-existing usernames login attempts and set a non-login time slot. SecuPress also makes sure you control the sessions of your users.
SecuPress also adds a <a href="https://secupress.me/blog/two-factor-authentication/" rel="nofollow ugc">2FA</a> (Two Factor Authentication) because it’s almost a mandatory feature when it comes to WordPress security!
The plugin also gives you greater user and password control as you can set:
<ul>
<li>Password lifetimes for your users.</li>
<li>Enforce strong password use.</li>
<li>Forbid the use of vague usernames like www or admin.</li>
</ul>
Tired of bots finding your WordPress login page? Finally, don’t let bots find your login page, just move it with the famous Move Login plugin, now included in SecuPress.
Plugins and Themes 
SecuPress helps you detect themes and plugins that are vulnerable or that have been tampered with to include malicious code. If you install one of these, your security module will send out an email alert and give you a warning in WordPress.
SecuPress takes security further by limiting plugin activation, deactivation, installation and removal in your production (live) website. Plugin and theme uploads via .zip files will be on lockdown as well to block off this easy hacking route.
WordPress Core 
SecuPress reinforces the WordPress Core to keep it safe. The security plugin optimizes what’s under the hood to secure the config file by setting the proper parameters.
Sensitive Data 
SecuPress secures content in many ways:
<ul>
<li>The plugin secures WordPress Endpoints and APIs by blocking bad requests for XML-RPC or REST API.</li>
<li>It blocks bad bots with its Robots Blackhole feature.</li>
<li>It provides an anti-hotlink feature to preserve your bandwidth.</li>
<li>The plugin packs 7 anti-disclose security modules to make sure no precious information is available to hackers in your PHP or WordPress itself.</li>
<li>Profile and SecuPress settings pages are password protected to keep sensitive information away from prying eyes.</li>
</ul>
Firewall
<ul>
<li>SecuPress is one of the most efficient WordPress bouncer you’ll ever see!</li>
<li>The plugin blocks malicious incoming requests.</li>
<li>It blocks bad User Agents (no bad crawlers allowed).</li>
<li>Bad requests methods also get the boot in a single click.</li>
<li>URLs are kept in check: no bad URL contents.</li>
<li>SQL injection scanners are kept out as well.</li>
<li>Brute force attempts are stopped in their tracks.</li>
<li>GeoIP Blocking by country gives you more control over your traffic.</li>
</ul>
Malware Scan 
SecuPress has a unique malware scan developed by our security experts. It hunts down bad files and provides you with an easy step-by-step report that lets you take action. It looks into:
<ul>
<li>Bad files in your FTP.</li>
<li>Your uploads folder for dangerous files.</li>
<li>Potential phishing attempts via <code>index.php</code> loads.</li>
</ul>
Backups 
We know firsthand how painful it is to pick up the pieces after an attack damages your WordPress. SecuPress preserves your data to help you avoid lost content or settings if your website comes under attack. The plugin backs up your database and files and lets you download them to guarantee you peace of mind.
Anti Spam 
Did you know that 60% of the traffic on the Internet is generated by bots? Most of them happen to be spam bots. We developed our own anti-spam system that works quietly in the background. Just activate it and enjoy a spam free experience.
Alerts 
Alerts are an essential tool when your website is under attack. When something important happens on your website, SecuPress will send you an alert via email. We’re working on alerts via SMS, Slack & Twitter as well.
You also receive a daily report that provides a debrief of the attempted attack and all the activities blocked by SecuPress.
Scheduled Security Tasks 
SecuPress can run 3 separate scheduled tasks for you. It’s like having a security patrol on your WordPress.
Scheduled Scanner: SecuPress scans your website to detect any issues. After the scan is complete, you get a report in your inbox outlining any actions you have to take to protect your website. 
Scheduled Backup: our team knows that everyone at one time or another forgets to back things up. We made it an automatic task to help ensure you always can recover from an attack with your content safe. 
Scheduled Malware Scan: this security feature scans your website at regular intervals to hunt down any malware that may have gotten into your WordPress.
Logs 
SecuPress will keep a log of important security activities and 404 pages triggered by users, bots or even Chuck Norris. This lets you keep an eye on what’s going on in your WordPress at any time. You can also control banned IPs from this option.
(1) Available in the <a href="https://secupress.me/features/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro Version</a>.
(SecuPress est une extension de sécurité WordPress française)
<h3>TODO</h3>
Create a trust score for each non WP file and displays it 
Create a “suspicious” status for alerts 
Revamp alerts 
Revamp logs 
Add http logs 
PHP 8.O min 
replace %s by ###USERNAME### in emails 
.htaccess scanner 
login rest disclose scanner 
move EDD updater+white label into a mu to allow upgrade+rollback even with plugin deactivated 
give possibility to rename logins 
target=”_blank” on doc links 
AI Scanner 
Improve malware scanner, again

SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security


J'utilise SecuPress depuis un moment maintenant et il est vraiment bien fait et efficace, je recommande !


Super plugin !


Jusqu'à présent, je l'installais sur tous mes sites mais ces derniers temps, trop de bugs et des mises à jour toutes les semaines. La version 2.3.16.1 m'a fait perdre une matinée entière pour downgrader à la version 2.3.15 et cerise sur le gateau j'ai du reconfiguré chaque site. 



Déçu..



J'espère que l'avenir me fera revenir sur cet avis, en attendant je vais surement me diriger vers une autre solution.


Trop de bugs ces derniers temps

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