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Atomic Edge Security connects your WordPress site to the Atomic Edge WAF/CDN service, providing enterprise-grade security protection without the complexity.
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<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) – Protect WordPress logins with TOTP authenticator apps (Google Authenticator, Authy, etc.)</li>
<li>2FA Enforcement Policies – Require 2FA for specific user roles with configurable grace periods</li>
<li>2FA Audit Logging – Complete security audit trail for all 2FA events</li>
<li>Adaptive Defense – AI-powered threat detection that automatically identifies and blocks malicious actors</li>
<li>Web Application Firewall (WAF) – Block SQL injection, XSS, and other attacks with OWASP Core Rules</li>
<li>Content Delivery Network (CDN) – Serve static assets from global edge servers for faster page loads</li>
<li>Real-time Analytics – Monitor traffic, blocked threats, and security events in real-time</li>
<li>IP Access Control – Easily whitelist or blacklist IP addresses and CIDR ranges</li>
<li>Geographic Blocking – Block or allow access based on visitor country</li>
<li>Malware Scanner – Scan WordPress files for modifications and suspicious code patterns</li>
<li>Vulnerability Scanner – Check WordPress core, plugins, and themes for known vulnerabilities (requires Atomic Edge connection)</li>
<li>WAF Log Viewer – See exactly what threats are being blocked</li>
<li>WP-CLI Integration – Run security scans from the command line</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Sign up for an Atomic Edge account at <a href="https://atomicedge.io" rel="nofollow ugc">atomicedge.io</a></li>
<li>Add your site to Atomic Edge and get your API key</li>
<li>Install this plugin and enter your API key</li>
<li>Manage your security settings directly from WordPress</li>
</ol>
Vulnerability scanning is available when connected and uses Atomic Edge’s vulnerability data feed.
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>WordPress 5.8 or higher</li>
<li>An Atomic Edge account (free tier available)</li>
<li>OpenSSL PHP extension</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to external services provided by Atomic Edge to deliver WAF, CDN, and security features. Below is a detailed explanation of each service, what data is transmitted, and when.
<h4>Atomic Edge API</h4>
The primary external service this plugin connects to is the Atomic Edge API at <code>https://dashboard.atomicedge.io/api/v1</code>.
What it does: 
* Manages your site’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) settings 
* Retrieves real-time analytics and traffic data 
* Fetches WAF security logs showing blocked threats 
* Manages IP whitelist/blacklist and geographic access controls 
* Retrieves CDN configuration and status 
* Provides vulnerability scanning data for WordPress core, plugins, and themes 
* Powers the Adaptive Defense AI-powered threat detection system
What data is sent: 
* Your site’s API key (for authentication) 
* IP addresses you add to whitelist/blacklist 
* Country codes for geographic blocking rules 
* CDN optimization settings (asset types, minification preferences) 
* Site URL and domain information 
* Adaptive Defense settings and blocked IP information
When data is sent: 
* When you save settings in the plugin admin pages 
* When you view analytics or WAF logs (to fetch data) 
* When you run a vulnerability scan 
* When you manage IP access control rules 
* When Adaptive Defense checks or updates threat status 
* Background sync of CDN settings (when CDN is enabled)
Service links: 
* Service website: <a href="https://atomicedge.io" rel="nofollow ugc">https://atomicedge.io</a> 
* Terms of Service: <a href="https://atomicedge.io/terms-of-service" rel="nofollow ugc">https://atomicedge.io/terms-of-service</a> 
* Privacy Policy: <a href="https://atomicedge.io/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://atomicedge.io/privacy-policy</a>
<h4>Malware Signature API</h4>
The malware scanner fetches signature patterns from a public API endpoint.
What it does: 
* Provides up-to-date malware detection signatures 
* Allows scanning without requiring an API key
What data is sent: 
* No personal or site-specific data is sent 
* Only a GET request to retrieve signature patterns
When data is sent: 
* When you initiate a malware scan (if cached signatures have expired) 
* Signatures are cached locally for 24 hours
Service links: 
* This service is provided by Atomic Edge (same terms and privacy policy as above)
<h4>Data Storage</h4>
All API responses are cached locally using WordPress transients to minimize external requests. Malware signature data is cached for 24 hours. Analytics data is fetched fresh on each page load but displayed quickly via JavaScript pagination.

Atomic Edge Security

Connect your WordPress site to Atomic Edge for enterprise-grade WAF protection, real-time analytics, and advanced security tools.

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<h4>PARETO SECURITY FEATURES</h4>
Had enough of the security theatre presented by the raft of WordPress security plugins? Time to put a stop to the attacks!
Firstly WordPress and most other CMS\’s are built using PHP. PHP is a very insecure programming language, even worse in the hands of amateurs.
WordPress has been plagued by plugins authored by amateurs that bring with them security vulnerabilities.
Security plugin designers mostly focus on cleaning up attacks rather than stopping them dead in their tracks.
Pareto Security class acts as a Central Security Hub checking all inputs from users, preventing bad requests from executing on your website.
<ul>
<li>Real Attack Prevention that can be achieved via a plugin</li>
<li>Automatic Blacklist Management</li>
<li>Easy-To-Use</li>
<li>No customisation needed</li>
<li>Works silently, you only get notified when you really want to be notified</li>
<li>Completely Free</li>
<li>and much more…</li>
</ul>
<h4>PARETO SECURITY PROTECTION</h4>
<ul>
<li>Pareto Security Protection identifies and blocks malicious traffic.</li>
<li>Pareto Security Protection dynamic IP Blacklist protects your site while reducing load.</li>
<li>Protects your site at the entry-point, disabling attack peneration of your WordPress site.</li>
<li>Extends WordPress inbuilt security, defends your website against vulnerabilities added in via bad plugin coding.</li>
<li>[disabled] Optionally prevent Tor users/bots from interacting with login forms and search functions of your site while still allowing them to view your site.</li>
<li>Optionally only allow standard web clients and trusted crawlers to access your website, discouraging others from doing so.</li>
</ul>
<h4>PARETO SECURITY TOOLS</h4>
<ul>
<li>Monitor blocked attack attempts</li>
<li>Optionally receive notifications of REAL attack attempts that Pareto Security has blocked</li>
</ul>
<h4>A Word on Security:</h4>
By the very nature of plugins, no plugin should ever claim to be a Web Application Firewall.
No security plugin can save your website from really-really badly written site, theme and/or plugin code.
No security plugin can save your site from attacks that result from when administrators do not follow basic security practices.
Keeping any CMS as secure as possible is not easy. The very best thing you can do to prevent attacks is to always keep your website code, themes and plugins up to date, and remove any plugins and themes you are not using.

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