Clef Login Page Bypassed

  • Resolved PositiveMostOfTheTime

    (@positivemostofthetime)


    10 years, 8 months ago

    Hi,

    I like Clef very much but I do have a question regarding the url override setting. I have my site set to show only “Login with your phone” using the (Disable passwords for all users and hide the password login form.) I also use Wordfence Security. Today a hacker tried to login but was blocked by Wordfence.

    My question is, what is the point of using Clef if all a hacker has to do is query for the WordPress login and bypass the Clef page? Should I be using a different Clef setting?

    Any clarification would be appreciated.

    Thank you so much for your time

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  • Plugin Author Jesse Pollak

    (@jessepollak)

    Hi PositiveMostOfTheTime,

    So, the reason you’re getting those messages is that you actually have a double password block. Clef does remove the login, but some lock out errors hook *before* Clef does the block. In other words, you have two blocks right now and the one that triggers the email (WordFence) is blocking before Clef would (and triggering the email). If WordFence wasn’t blocking those requests, Clef *would* be.

    Does that make sense?

    Thread Starter PositiveMostOfTheTime

    (@positivemostofthetime)

    @jessepollak

    Ah! Yes that makes sense!

    Thank you so much for explaining that.

    Still love Clef!

    Have a great day!

    Plugin Author Jesse Pollak

    (@jessepollak)

    No problem ??

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