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Super Simple Account Enumeration Blocker

Blocks account enumeration attempts

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Tested up to WordPress 4.7
Current version1.0.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 4.7
Minimum stackWP 2.2 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update17 Apr 20179y ago
Active installationsNewAdoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Super Simple Account Enumeration Blocker version 1.0.0 as active, updated 9y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.7.

Overview

About this plugin

After speaking at WordCamp St. tv/2017/03/29/paul-gilzow-access-denied-keeping-yourself-off-an-attackers-radar/,

I was asked if I could bundle the code I demo’ed in the talk into a plugin for people who aren’t as comfortable writing their

own code. As its name implies, it is super simple. There are no settings.

The entire codebase is contained in one file,

and for the most part is about 20 lines of code in length. It is fully commented and I encourage you to look at the code

to see what it does instead of blindly trusting it.

Specifically, this plugin:

author=# to an author’s pretty permalink

author=#

author=#&feed=

* removes author slug property from user response object for user endpoint in the REST API

* removes overly informative error message when login attempt fails

Rememer: this plugin, by itself, will not protect your site from being compromised. However, it can be an important layer of

defense when used in a multilayer, defense-in-depth security strategy.

Help and Support

Please post questions, request for help to the WordPress plugins forum or

com. Please be sure to include ‘ssaeb’ in the

subject line.

TO-DO’s

Keep adding ways to block enumerations.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • user enumeration
  • security
  • wpscan
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 4.7

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.7.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to4.7
Minimum requirementsWordPress 2.2 · PHP not listed
Update activity17 Apr 20179y ago

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