Brute-force Protection OR Wordfence

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  • #160669

    Hello World
    Member

    Hi,

    I don’t know if I should install the “Brute-force Protection” feature of your plugin while I am using the Wordfence plugin.

    Is there a conflict between the two plugins?

    Thanks in advance.

    #160687

    Anti-Malware Admin
    Key Master

    There are no conflicts with my plugin and any other security plugin that I am aware of.

    In general, there are some feature that might be duplicated within various security plugins but they each work a little differently and so one might work better in certain circumstances than the the next, it all depends on the type of attack and the kind of mitigation employed for that attack. For example, the Brute-Force Protection in my plugin is invoked prior to the WordPress bootstrap, so my plugin will redirect brute-force attacks before WordPress (and most other plugins) are loaded and this will reduce the load on your server which could prevent a DDoS attack from bringing down the site, but it might also prevent other security plugins from logging the attack (because they are not yet loaded or connected to your database before the attack is deflected). I wouldn’t call this a direct conflict but it could affect the statistics recorded by those other plugins.

    I have had instances in the past were other security plugins have either hijacked one of my hooks into the WordPress code library or even changed one of my own lines of code, which had caused a substantial failure of my plugin to preform essential tasks, but I was always able to work out those conflicts and find a suitable solution for all involved.

    If you even find any issues with my plugin working in conflict with another plugin then please report it to my right away and I will find a solution for you.

    #160693

    Hello World
    Member

    Thank you for the details. I will inform if there are any troubles.

    Have a nice day.

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