Protects your website against brute force login attacks using .htaccess

Brute Force Login Protection

<p>A Brute Force Attack 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.<br />
Brute Force Login Protection is a lightweight plugin that protects your website against brute force login attacks using .htaccess.</p>
<p>After a specified limit of login attempts within a specified time, the IP address of the hacker will be blocked.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Limit the number of allowed login attempts using normal login form</li>
<li>Limit the number of allowed login attempts using Auth Cookies</li>
<li>Manually block/unblock IP addresses</li>
<li>Manually whitelist trusted IP addresses</li>
<li>Delay execution after a failed login attempt (to slow down brute force attack)</li>
<li>Option to inform user about remaining attempts on login page</li>
<li>Option to email administrator when an IP has been blocked</li>
<li>Custom message to show to blocked users</li>
</ul>
<h4>Contribute</h4>
<p>If you&#8217;d like to make a contribution to the Brute Force Login Protection plugin, you can submit a pull request to our <a href="https://github.com/jpkleemans/Brute-Force-Login-Protection/" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repository</a>.<br />
You can also create a thread in our <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brute-force-login-protection/">Support Forum</a>.<br />
<strong>Your feedback is highly appreciated!</strong></p>
<h4>Donate</h4>
<p>If you&#8217;d like to make a donation to the Brute Force Login Protection plugin, you can do so via PayPal by clicking <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&amp;business=WYG6F8B2BP5UL&amp;lc=NL&amp;item_name=Brute%20Force%20Login%20Protection&amp;currency_code=EUR&amp;bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donate_SM%2egif%3aNonHosted" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</p>


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