same api key on multiple sites

Hi @catholicservant, I appreciate your question.

Using the same email is definitely fine, there’s no limit to the amount of free sites the same email address can register. However, each site should have a separate key.

Any sites installed before the free license changes will have a key generated automatically by Wordfence, which will still work fine. However, the only current way to get additional free keys for all your sites is to go through the free API Key process: https://www.wordfence.com/help/api-key/#installing-your-free-license-key

The main problem of the same key making its way on to multiple sites is that some actions are rate-limited by key, so too many sites making API calls for rule updates with the same key may not succeed.

Thanks,
Peter.

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the help. Yes, the rate-limit is affecting rule updates for my site. That was what brought me here.

Upon review of that link for the free API key, I don’t see any way to remove an API key associated with a site and add a new one.

Do I need to competely uninstall/remove including database fields and re-install to generate a new API key?

Thanks!

Craig

Hi @catholicservant, thanks for your reply.

Export tokens from Wordfence > Tools > Import/Export Options should still work when importing on another key, so you could take this step before performing a full remove/reset: https://www.wordfence.com/help/advanced/remove-or-reset/

If you’re comfortable using the database, it may be simpler to run the query DELETE FROM wp_wfconfig WHERE name = 'apikey' (other capitalization or table prefixes may apply in your case), then deactivate the plugin with the option to “keep tables and data”, and activate the plugin again. This does cause the prompt to return.

Thanks,
Peter.

Perfect. Thanks Peter!

• This reply was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by Craig. Reason: Marking as resolved