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How to secure your WordPress from Brute-force

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Hi Guys!

Long time no see! It is quite some time since I wrote the previous post here due to other commitments. I feel compelled to write on how to secure a wordpress-based website today because I faced the Brute-force almost every day. How do I know? Read this post till the end.

What is Brute-force Attack?

In general, Brute-force aims at being the simplest kind of method to gain access to a site: it tries usernames and passwords, over and over again, until it gets in. Often deemed ‘inelegant’, they can be very successful when people use passwords like ’123456′ and usernames like ‘admin.’

How to counter Brute-force Attack?

There are several countermeasures to Brute-force Attack. The obvious one is do not use username like ‘admin’.

Second, use a strong password. A good password may consist of alphanumeric, special characters, capital and lower characters, and minimum six characters length. There are lot of password generators available online such as Strong Password Generator.

Third, install a security plugin. Security plugin such as Limit Login Attempt and Security-protection are able to stop the brute-force and inform the admin via email. So, I will know how frequent my website is being brute-force from the email sent by the plugin.

Conclusion

Brute-force attack may cause performance problem to your server due to high number of request to your server. You may read more on this at wikipedia or wordpress codex.


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