WireFlare WordPress Fail2Ban Plugin creates facility to log login attempts in custom file for use with Fail2Ban..
This plugin has no options and will not work without having server side root access..
You must follow our guide for setting up the server to make this plugin do it's job.
The guide can be found here WordPress Login Security with Fail2Ban.
This plugin constructs facility called local1.
These invalid attempts are parsed by Fail2Ban to provide method to block intrusion attempts..
This plugin is different from other plugins in that we don't save to the syslog.
This reduces CPU load on the server and keeps log dedicated to WordPress login attempts.
These log entries can be used to block repeat offenders as well as place temporary blocks on anyone attempting to break your website.
The log file can also be used across many different websites and transferred between servers..
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