I have created my first WordPress plugin titled “Login Warning Banner” to address a simple security concern. From the plugin readme file:
Login Warning Banners are important aspects for system security. WordPress blogs present a unique challenge as they are designed to provide remote access to multiple users through a publicly accessible authentication mechanism. By using a pre-authentication Login Warning Banner the blog administrators can
be certain that individuals attempting to access the blog have been informed about permissible activities and potential monitoring pertaining to accessing the resource. For more information please refer to the following resources.Resources:
- [CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN - J-043h: Creating Login Banners] (http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-043.shtml)
- [Whitepaper WP-007: Login Warning Banners] (http://www.unixworks.net/papers/wp-007.pdf) by Bob Radvanovsky
You can download the Login Warning Banner plugin from the WordPress Plugin site. You can also monitor the plugin’s home page for updates and other information here at Security Ripcord.
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Go forth and do good things,
Cutaway
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