Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP is Best all-in-one a free plug-in for all WordPress users. Deactivating this plugin will return your site configuration exactly to the state it was in before. The Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP project implements HTTP response headers that your site can use to increase the security of your website. The plug-in will automatically set up all Best Practices (you don’t have to think about anything), these HTTP response headers can prevent modern browsers from running into easily predictable vulnerabilities. The Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP project wants to popularize and increase awareness and usage of these headers for all wordpress users. This plugin is developed by OpenHeaders by irn3, we care about WordPress security and best practices. Check out the best features of Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP: X-XSS-Protection (Deprecated) Pragma (Deprecated) Public-Key-Pins (Deprecated) Expect-CT (Deprecated) Access-Control-Allow-Origin Access-Control-Allow-Methods Access-Control-Allow-Headers X-Content-Security-Policy X-Content-Type-Options X-Frame-Options X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies X-Powered-By Content-Security-Policy Referrer-Policy HTTP Strict Transport Security / HSTS Content-Security-Policy Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only Clear-Site-Data Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy-Report-Only Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy-Report-Only Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy Permissions-Policy Strict-dynamic Strict-Transport-Security FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP is based on OWASP CSRF to protect your wordpress site. Using OWASP CSRF, once the plugin is installed, it will provide full CSRF mitigation without having to call a method to use nonce on the output. The site will be secure despite having other vulnerable plugins (CSRF). HTTP security headers are a critical part of your website’s security. After automatic implementation with Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP, they protect you from the most notorious types of attacks your site might encounter. These headers protect against XSS, code injection, clickjacking, etc. We have put a lot of effort into making the most important services operational with Content Security Policy (CSP), below are some examples that we have tested and used with Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP: CSP usage for Google Tag Manager world’s most popular tag manager Using CSP for Gravatar Avatar service for WordPress and Social sites Using CSP for WordPress Internal Media support WordPress media Using CSP for Youtube Embedded Video SDK support Youtube embedded frames and JS SDK CSP usage for CookieLaw privacy technology to meet regulatory requirements CSP usage for Mailchimp support for Mailchimp automation, SDK and modules CSP usage for Google Analytics support for basic conversion domains such as: stats.g.doubleclick.net and www.google.com CSP usage for Google Fonts you’re not loading it on the page, chances are one of your SDKs is using it Using CSP for Facebook support Facebook SDK functionality Using CSP for Stripe highly secure online payment system Using CSP for New Relic it’s a registration and monitoring utility Using CSP for Linkedin Tags + SDKs support Linkedin Insight, Linkedin Ads and SDK Using CSP for OneTrust OneTrust support helps companies manage privacy requirements CSP usage for Moat Moat support to measurement suite such as: ad verification, brand safety, advertising and coverage CSP usage for jQuery support of jQuery – JS library CSP usage for Twitter Widgets & SDKs support Connect, Widgets and the Twitter client-side SDK Using CSP for Google Maps support Google Maps as The ggpht used by streetview Using CSP for Quantcast Choice Quantcast support for privacy such as GDPR and CCPA CSP usage for Twitter Ads & Analytics Twitter support for advertising and Analytics Using CSP for Paypal PayPal support for online payment system Using CSP for Drift Drift and Driftt support CSP usage for Cookiebot cookie and tracker support, GDPR/ePrivacy and CCPA compliance CSP usage for Vimeo Embedded Videos SDK support frames, JS SDK, Froogaloop integration Using CSP for AppNexus (now Xandr) AppNexus support for custom retargeting Using CSP for Mixpanel support analytics tool with SDK/JS to collect client-side data Using CSP for Font Awesome toolkit support for fonts and icons over CSS and Less Using CSP for Google reCAPTCHA reCAPTCHA support for fraud and bot protection CSP usage for Bootstrap CDN Bootstrap support for CSS frameworks Using CSP for HubSpot Hubspot support with many features, used for monitoring and mkt functionality Using CSP for Hotjar Hotjar tracker support for analytics and metrics Using CSP for WP.com support for wp.com hosting Using CSP for Akamai mPulse support for Akamai mPulse, for origin and perimeter integrations CSP usage for Cloudflare – Rocket-Loader & Mirage support for Mirage libraries for performance acceleration Using CSP for Cloudflare – CDN.js Cloudflare’s open CDN support with multiple libraries Using CSP for jsDelivr support jsDelivr free CDN for Open Source Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP is based on the OWASP CSRF standard to protect your wordpress site. Using the OWASP CSRF standard, once the plugin is installed, you can customize CSP rules for full CSRF mitigation. The site will be secure despite having other vulnerable plugins (CSRF). Integration with Sentry, Report URI, URIports and Datadog Sentry is a well-known platform for monitoring and tracking errors in applications. By integrating Sentry with our plugin, users can: * Receive detailed reports on content security policy (CSP) violations. * Monitor and analyze JavaScript exceptions occurring on their site. * Benefit from advanced tools for proactive troubleshooting. Monitoring and Integration with Sentry, Datadog and URI Reports for optimal security. Free Forever Every security header, every configuration option, and every protection this plugin offers today will remain completely free. No features will ever be moved behind a paywall. Shield is a separate set of brand-new monitoring tools built on top. The free plugin gets better because Shield exists, not worse. Even though FLoC is still fairly new and not yet widely supported, as programmers we think that privacy protection elements are important, so we choose to give you the feature of being opt out of FLoC! We’ve created a special “automatic blocking of FLoC” feature, trying to always offer the best tool with privacy protection and cyber security as main targets and focus. Analyze your site before and after using Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP security headers are self-configured according to HTTP Security Headers and HTTP Strict Transport Security / HSTS best practices. Check HTTP Security Headers on securityheaders.com Check HTTP Strict Transport Security / HSTS at hstspreload.org Check WebPageTest at webpagetest.org Check HSTS test website gf.dev/hsts-test Check CSP test website csper.io/evaluator Check CSP Evaluator csp-evaluator.withgoogle.com CSP Content Security Policy Generator addons.mozilla.org This plugin is updated periodically, our limited support is free, we are available for your feedback (bugs, compatibility issues or recommendations for next updates). We are usually fast :-D. Shield — Advanced Features (Optional) Every feature this plugin offers today is and will remain completely free, forever. Shield is a separate set of brand-new advanced tools for professionals who need deeper monitoring and automation: Security Advisor — Analyzes your configuration and gives personalized recommendations in plain language CSP Guide — Recommended tools, safe workflow, WordPress-specific CSP snippets, and CSP FAQ Security Score Dashboard — Real-time A+ to F grade with header status for all 10 security headers Email & Webhook Alerts — Get notified via email, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, or custom webhook when something changes CSP Violation Analytics — See which resources browsers are blocking and why Weekly Automated Scans — Automatic security audit with scan history and trend tracking Nothing existing moves behind a paywall. Revenue from Shield directly funds free updates and maintenance for all 100,000+ users. Learn more at openheaders.org/pro.

Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate. Really simple, Effective and Performant WordPress Security Really Simple Security is the most lightweight and easy-to-use security plugin for WordPress. It secures your WordPress website with SSL certificate generation, including proper 301 https redirection and SSL enforcement, scanning for possible vulnerabilities, Login Protection and implementing essential WordPress hardening features. We believe that security should have the absolute minimum effect on website performance, user experience and maintainability. Therefore, Really Simple Security is: Lightweight: Every security feature is developed with a modular approach and with performance in mind. Disabled features won’t load any redundant code. Easy-to-use: 1-minute configuration with short onboarding setup. Security Features Easy SSL Migration Migrates your website to HTTPS and enforces SSL in just one click. 301 redirect via PHP or .htaccess Secure cookies Let’s Encrypt: Install an SSL Certificate if your hosting provider supports manual installation. Server Health Check: Your server configuration is every bit as important for your website security. WordPress Hardening Tweak your configuration and keep WordPress fortified and safe by tackling potential weaknesses. Prevent code execution in the uploads folder Prevent login feedback and disable user enumeration Disable XML-RPC Disable directory browsing Username restrictions (block ‘admin’ and public names) and much more.. Vulnerability Detection Get notified when plugins, themes or WP core contain vulnerabilities and need appropriate action. Login Protection Allow or enforce Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for specific user roles. Users receive a two-factor code via Email. Improve Security with Really Simple Security Pro Protect your site with all essential security features by upgrading to Really Simple Security Pro. Advanced SSL enforcement Mixed Content Scan & Fixer. Detect files that are requested over HTTP and fix them to HTTPS, both Front- and Back-end. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security and configure your site for the HSTS Preload list. Firewall Really Simple Security Pro includes a performant and efficient WordPress firewall, to stop bots, crawlers and bad actors with IP and username blocks. 404 blocking – Blocks crawlers as they trigger unusual numbers of 404 errors. Region blocking – Only allow/block access to your site from specific regions. Automated and customisable Firewall rules. IP blocklist and allowlist. Security Headers Security headers protect your site visitors against the risk of clickjacking, cross-site-forgery attacks, stealing login credentials and malware. Independent of your Server Configuration, works on Apache, LiteSpeed, NGINX, etc. Protect your website visitors with X-XSS Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, a Referrer Policy and CORS headers. Automatically generate your WordPress-tailored Content Security Policy. Vulnerability Measures When a vulnerability is detected in a plugin, theme or WordPress core you will get notified accordingly. With Vulnerability Measures, you can configure simple but effective measures to make sure that a critical vulnerability won’t remain unattended. Force update: An update process will be tried multiple times until it can be assumed development of a theme or plugin is abandoned. You will be notified during these steps. Quarantine: When a plugin or theme can’t be updated to solve a vulnerability, Really Simple Security can quarantine the plugin. Advanced Site Hardening Choose a custom login URL Automated File Permissions check and fixer Rename and randomize your database prefix Change the debug.log file location to a non-public folder Disable application passwords Control admin creation Disable HTTP methods, reducing HTTP requests Login Protection Secure your website’s login process and user accounts with powerful security measures. Two-Step verification (Email login) 2FA (two factor authentication) with TOTP Passwordless login with passkey login Enforce strong passwords and frequent password change Limit Login Attempts With Limit Login Attempts you can configure a threshold to temporarily or permanently block IP addresses or (non-existing) usernames. You can also throw a CAPTCHA after a failed login (hCaptcha or Google reCaptcha) Access Control Restrict access to your site for specific regions. Add specific IP addresses or IP ranges to the Blocklist or Allowlist. Useful Links Documentation Security Definitions Translate Really Simple Security Issues & pull requests Feature requests Love Really Simple Security? If you want to support the continuing development of this plugin, please consider buying Really Simple Security Pro, which includes some excellent security features and premium support. About Really Simple Plugins Our mission is to make complex WordPress requirements really easy. Really Simple Security is developed by Really Simple Plugins. For generating SSL certificates, Really Simple Security uses the le acme2 PHP Let’s Encrypt client library, thanks to ‘fbett’ for providing it. Vulnerability Detection uses WP Vulnerability, an open-source initiative by Javier Casares. Want to join as a collaborator? We’re on GitHub as well!