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The Wordpress Security Handbook 2019 - Part 2: Protect access and sessions

Luca on May 11, 2019

8. Always use HTTPS The HTTPS protocol creates a secure connection between the users and the server, eliminating possible Man-in-the-Mid...
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Loya Blaise

This is great.
How do one know when any of his plugin is using REST API? as mentioned in 15.

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Luca

Hi Loya,
there ain't no specific procedure to check that, but you can have a look at each plugin's description to make sure they don't use any service related to a WP REST API usage, you can however disable the service and, if some error comes up, you'll know which plugin is requiring the service.

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Loya Blaise

Thanks veey much

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Vuild

Useful tips thanks.

Someone is hammering one of my WP right now. They will find what's already published or about to be.

Sec is the worst part of WP. Constantly de-viagra-ing.

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Luca

What's happening to your WP?

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Vuild • Edited
  • Spambot pen test
  • Viagra footer includes
  • Upset probers.

Different sites.

Always the charity/free/poor. They can't afford as much effort (the basics is a lot of work).

Usual.