Is WordPress safe from brute force login attempts?

[Eliana]

Hello Could someone please explain this to me?  Is WordPress safe from brute force login attempts? If not, how can you prevent such an attack vector?

 

[Dominic]

No, WordPress is not highly resistant to Brute Force Login attacks. You can protect yourself by doing the following:

1. Create a strong password.
2. Modify the default WordPress admin username.
3. Use .htaccess to restrict WordPress admin access.
2. Modify the default WordPress admin username.
5. Scan the website for hacks and use Google Safe Browsing.
6. Configure CloudFlare DNS level security
7. Create a backup of WordPress
8. Maintain all WordPress-related information.
9. Create a second WordPress admin password.
10. Modify the URL for the WordPress Admin Login.
11. Restrict WordPress login attempts from a specific IP address.

[Christopher]

How long does a brute force attack last?

[Devin Williams]

Brute force assaults are any of the numerous hacking techniques that all entail guessing passwords sequentially. There is a very strong password with only four or five characters—whether they are all numbers or a mix of numbers, letters, and symbols—will be immediately cracked. A hacker might need up to nine months to break the code if the password is entirely digits and up to 18 characters long.

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