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Sovaryx Login Security strengthens your WordPress site’s login security while staying lightweight and easy to operate.
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Dashboard – Security score display with quick overview of your site’s security status</li>
<li>Security Headers Scan – HTTP header validation and security recommendations</li>
<li>REST API Scan – Comprehensive API endpoint security verification (18 checks)</li>
<li>Login Security – Multi-layer login protection including brute force protection (enabled by default), IP restrictions with trusted proxy support, XML-RPC disable option, reCAPTCHA, Email OTP authentication with IP-based rate limiting, and threat intelligence integration</li>
<li>API Protection – REST API rate limiting and user enumeration prevention</li>
</ul>
<h4>Highlights</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lightweight design – Minimal impact on site performance</li>
<li>Multi-language support – English and Japanese</li>
<li>Plugin conflict detection – Automatic detection and warnings</li>
</ul>
<h4>System Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB 10.2+</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to external services for certain features. Below is a description of each service, what data is sent, and when.
<h4>Google reCAPTCHA (Optional)</h4>
When you enable reCAPTCHA protection for the login page, this plugin loads Google reCAPTCHA scripts and sends verification requests.
<ul>
<li>Service Provider: Google LLC</li>
<li>What it is used for: Protecting the login page from automated bots and brute force attacks</li>
<li>Data sent: User IP address, browser information, and interaction data for bot detection</li>
<li>When data is sent: When the login page is loaded and when a login form is submitted</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Threat Intelligence Services (Optional)</h4>
When threat intelligence features are enabled in Login Security settings, the plugin queries external threat databases to check visitor IP addresses for malicious activity. This helps protect your login page from known attackers.
Spamhaus 
* What it is used for: Checking if an IP is listed in spam/threat databases 
* Data sent: Visitor IP address 
* When data is sent: When a visitor accesses the site and threat intelligence is enabled 
* Website: https://www.spamhaus.org 
* Terms: https://www.spamhaus.org/legal/
AbuseIPDB 
* What it is used for: Checking IP abuse reports 
* Data sent: Visitor IP address 
* When data is sent: When a visitor accesses the site and threat intelligence is enabled 
* Terms of Service: https://www.abuseipdb.com/legal 
* Privacy Policy: https://www.abuseipdb.com/privacy
Project Honey Pot 
* What it is used for: Identifying harvesters, spammers, and malicious bots 
* Data sent: Visitor IP address 
* When data is sent: When a visitor accesses the site and threat intelligence is enabled 
* Website: https://www.projecthoneypot.org 
* Terms: https://www.projecthoneypot.org/terms_of_service_use.php
Cloudflare Radar 
* What it is used for: Checking if an IP address is associated with malware, botnets, phishing, or spam 
* Data sent: Visitor IP address 
* When data is sent: When a visitor accesses the site and threat intelligence is enabled 
* Terms of Service: https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/ 
* Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
IP2Location / IP2Proxy 
* What it is used for: Detecting proxy, VPN, and Tor connections from visitor IP addresses 
* Data sent: Visitor IP address 
* When data is sent: When a visitor accesses the site and threat intelligence is enabled 
* Terms of Service: https://www.ip2location.com/terms 
* Privacy Policy: https://www.ip2location.com/privacy-policy

Sovaryx Login Security

A free WordPress security plugin focused on login protection, security diagnostics, and API protection.

Marc Armengou

Security Hardener applies WordPress security best practices based on the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/security/hardening/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Advanced Administration / Security / Hardening</a> documentation and widely accepted hardening measures. It uses WordPress core functions and follows best practices without modifying core files.
<h4>Key Features</h4>
File Security: 
* Disable file editor in WordPress admin 
* Optionally disable all file modifications
XML-RPC Protection: 
* Disable XML-RPC completely 
* Remove pingback methods when XML-RPC is enabled
Pingback Protection: 
* Disable self-pingbacks 
* Remove X-Pingback header 
* Block incoming pingbacks
User Enumeration Protection: 
* Block <code>/?author=N</code> queries (returns 404) 
* Secure REST API user endpoints (require authentication) 
* Remove users from XML sitemaps 
* Prevent canonical redirects that expose usernames 
* Optionally block author feed pages (<code>/author/username/feed/</code>) 
* Optionally anonymize the author name in oEmbed responses
Login Security: 
* Generic error messages (no username/password hints) 
* Login honeypot 
* Block unsafe usernames 
* Application Passwords disabled by default 
* IP-based rate limiting with configurable thresholds 
* Security event logging
Security Headers: 
* <code>X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN</code> (clickjacking protection) 
* <code>X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff</code> (MIME sniffing protection) 
* <code>Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin</code> 
* <code>Permissions-Policy</code> (restricts geolocation, microphone, camera) 
* Optional HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) for HTTPS sites — max-age set to 1 year
Additional Hardening: 
* Hide WordPress version (meta generator tag and asset query strings) 
* Remove obsolete wp_head items (RSD, WLW manifest, shortlink, emoji scripts) 
* System Status — monitors file permissions, WP_DEBUG, user registration, PHP version, administrator accounts, and database version
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⚠️ Important: Always test security settings in a staging environment first. Some features may affect third-party integrations or plugins.
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Privacy: This plugin does not send data to external services and does not create custom database tables. It stores plugin settings and a security event log in the WordPress options table, and uses transients for temporary login attempt tracking. All data is preserved on uninstall by default and only deleted if the “Delete all data on uninstall” option is explicitly enabled.

Security Hardener

Basic hardening: secure headers, login honeypot, user enumeration blocking, generic login errors, rate limiting, and more.

Sovaryx Login Security vs Security Hardener