256hax

<p>Attackers trying to breakthrough WordPress admin page. Basic Authentication helps to prevent attacks.<br />
But some case it can’t modify .htaccess or ssl.conf.</p>
<p>This plugin is useful for servers where prohibition modify Apache conf(.htaccess) or Nginx conf(ssl.conf).<br />
Protect WordPress admin page on similar Basic Auth. It doesn’t need .htaccess or ssl.conf.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Auth log in with User Name and Password.</li>
<li>Customization title and message in Login page.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Note</h4>
<p>This plugin doesn’t replace Basic Authentication. If you can modify .htaccess or ssl.conf, I recommend using that. See differences running layer.</p>
<h4>Running Layer</h4>
<p>Fronts-end (ex: CSS, Javascript)<br />
Application Plugin <strong><- This plugin</strong><br />
Application (ex: WordPress)<br />
Programming language (ex: PHP)<br />
Middleware Web (ex: Apache, Nginx) <strong><- .htaccess Basic Authentication</strong><br />
Middleware DB / OS</p>


WP Similar Basic Auth

Protect WordPress admin page on similar Basic Auth without .htaccess.

grola

<p>With this plugin you can protect your WordPress installation with Basic Auth. Basic Auth can use custom password or WordPress users login data.</p>
<p>This plugin protects all dynamically generated content: posts, pages, archives, etc. Basic auth does not protect static content like images, scripts and CSS files.</p>
<p>You can protect: admin area (wp-admin), login page and frontend area.</p>


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