WP Toolkit and secure username
I try to secure username as it is security issue and visible to the public with the WP Toolkit.
Which PHP code should be added into functions.php or config file to secure username?
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Hey there! Can you get me more details on what you're trying to do? I'm not completely sure what the issue is based on your description, but there is no way to alter the WP Toolkit login.
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We have an issue as Firewall detected real username for authentication which hackers use. We try to hide username as possible.
An example:
Event: Failed Login
Website:
IP Address: 143.110.177.0
Reverse IP: 143.110.177.0
Date/Time: 28th December 2023 4:43 pm
Message: User authentication failed: k2h1wc4waert9mrmaj
It means they detected username value and we like to know how to detect and secure such malicious activity.
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I'm not aware of any tools that would block or obscure the WordPress username. This doesn't seem to be any different than a WHM login where *every* server always has the username of root. Use a strong password and good security practices.
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No, it is not true.
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-is-my-user-name-to-wordpress-getting-out-to-the-public/
People can extract usernames from the URL of the website. WordPress itself is secured, and usernames are not considered private information.
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Is there a code to manage inside WP Toolkit?
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/keep-the-author-name-but-remove-author-user-id-from-url/
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Editing the author of a post isn't the same as the WordPress username.
What specifically are you trying to change or keep from happening on your site?
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When creating a new user, WordPress automatically generates the nicename from the given username. Similarly to the username, you cannot change it later in the admin area, when editing your or another user’s profile.
If you already used an URL friendly username during user registration, your username and nicename will be the same. As said earlier, this nicename is part of the Author URL, so your username can be guessed easily. Because of this security risk, or other considerations, you might want to change your Author Slug.
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No, there isn't anything in WP Toolkit to address that. You're welcome to open a feature request and I can get that to the correct team!
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