The functionality WP Fail2Ban Redux and WP fail2ban remains WP Fail2Ban Redux is considered to be mostly replacement because all constants have been replaced with filters and probably require some upgrade work.
Upload the plugin to your plugins directory..
Activate the plugin through 'Plugins in WordPress..
Copy the config filters wordpress-hard. conf and config filters wordpress-soft. conf issues to Fail2Ban filters usually etc fail2ban filters. d..
Copy the config jail wordpress. conf file to Fail2Ban jail usually etc fail2ban jail. d or append it's contents to your jail. local file.
All of the improvements made in WP Fail2Ban Redux were done in way that will allow present configuration to work with shifts to your filters.
There are also new features not found in WP fail2ban that will require shifts to your filters to be cheap.
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The parameter could be used to validate the medium of special username so blocking on this parameter as well will further reduce the attack surface..
Added note to wordpress. conf about the part and common auth log state.
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