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WordPress Security Whitepaper

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  • Table of Contents: 1
  • Introduction 2
  • Installing WordPress 2
  • Accessing your WordPress tables 2
  • Changing your WordPress Table Prefix 3
  • Before Installation 3
  • Manually Change 4
  • WP Prefix Table Changer 5
  • Preparing the Blog 6
  • Changing your Admin Username 6
  • Create a new limited access user 7
  • Hardening your WP Install 9
  • Restricting wp-content & wp-includes 9
  • Restricting wp-admin 9
  • Block all except your IP 9
  • Password Required – .htpasswd 10
  • The .htaccess file 10
  • The .htpasswd file 10
  • SPAM 11
  • Blog Encryption 12
  • Key Plugins 13
  • Disabling WordPress Errors 13
  • Removing the WordPress Version 13
  • Security Above and Beyond 14
  • WPIDS – Detect Intrusions 14
  • WordPress Plugin Tracker – Are you updated? 14
  • WordPress Online Security Scanner 15
  • The End 15