Server Security Scan is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by wputils.
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Pros
- +Published by wputils — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How Server Security Scan works
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♦ Check your server’s overall security
♦ Detect unsafe PHP settings
♦ Detect unsafe PHP functions
♦ Check for security modules
♦ Detect unwanted write permissions
♦ Detect all errors and error levels
Server Security Scan identifies possible vulnerabilities and loopholes in your sever by inspecting various PHP configurations and settings, checking write permissions of directories, checking for presence of security modules and by detecting the presence of any unsafe PHP functions. Thus it helps to protect your server from various possible web site hacks such as variable injection, code injection and SQL injection etc.
Unsafe PHP configuration scan Server Security Scan checks for certain PHP configurations in your server to identify whether they are configured safely so as to safeguard your server from hackers. The scanner suggests possible issues of wrongly configuring these settings as well as the criticality level of misconfiguring these settings.
Unsafe PHP function scan Hackers may misuse some of the PHP functions which you do not use in your applications. Often these functions might be enabled by default in most of the servers. The Server Security Scanner detects whether such functions are enabled in your server and suggests the criticality level and issues related to those functions.
Directory permission scan It is unsafe to leave your web accessible directories with write permission. The Server Security Scanner detects all writable folder permissions and reports them.
Security module scan There are certain PHP extensions which can be used to enhance the security of your PHP installation. The Server Security Scan detects whther such modules are installed on your server and reprts the same.
The Server Security Scan detects various possiblities of hacking your server and reports them. The items are reported with criticality of each of the detection. You may contact your host to get the issues rectified if you are not familiar with updating server configurations.
About Server Security Scan is developed and maintained by wordpressutils.
More Information Troubleshooting Please read the FAQ first if you are having problems.
Requirements WordPress 2.8+ PHP 5+
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Frequently asked questions
What is Server Security Scan?
Server Security Scan is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by wputils.