2FA, Limit Login Attempts, Pre-Login Captchas, & Restricting Access to Authenticated URLs

WordPress allows users unlimited login attempts by default, leaving you vulnerable to brute force attacks as hackers try at different password combinations. [Sucuri Security] LESSON 3 Restricting Access [Lesson 3] Two-factor authentication provides a second level of protection for your account after your password is entered. This feature requires a user to approve a login and protects your account if someone guesses your password. Sucuri’s [Web Application Firewall]( includes a feature that helps you easily password protect or implement 2FA on any page of your website. [Banner 2] Limit Login Attempts to Your Site WordPress allows users to attempt a login unlimited times by default, but this leaves your site vulnerable to brute force attacks as hackers try at different password combinations. You can add an extra layer of security by limiting the number of login attempts against an account through a plugin, or by using a Web Application Firewall (WAF). Some popular plugins that provide you with this feature include [Limit Login Attempts](, [WP Limit Login Attempts](, and [Loginizer](. [Banner 3] CAPTCHA on Pre-Login The acronym stands for Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart. This feature is extremely useful at stopping automated bots from accessing your WordPress dashboard, as well as submitting unwanted spam through forms. Popular plugins that add a CAPTCHA to your WordPress login page include [Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA]( and [Advanced noCaptcha & invisible Captcha](. [Banner 3] Restrict Access to Authenticated URLs Limiting the access to your login page to only authorized IP’s will prevent unauthorized entries. There are plugins available that can do this. If you are using a cloud-based WAF like the [Sucuri Firewall](, you can restrict access to these URLs via your dashboard without having to mess around with .htaccess files. What to expect in lesson 4... Security Plugins... [facebook-network]( [twitter-network]( [linkedin-network]( [instagram-network]( Sucuri Security | Copyright © 2021 | All rights reserved. 30141 Antelope RD, Menifee, CA, 92584 Email Preferences [Unsubscribe from all future emails]( or update your [email preferences](.