HT Security vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

HT Security is a complete security suite for WordPress, offering multiple layers of protection for your website. Important – External Service: This plugin queries the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) API to check for known CVE vulnerabilities. Requests are made to: * API URL: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0 * Terms of Use: https://nvd.nist.gov/general/legal-disclaimer * Privacy Policy: https://www.nist.gov/privacy-policy * Frequency: Automatic check every 12 hours or manual on-demand * Data sent: Name and version of WordPress/installed plugins (no personal data is sent) The NVD API query is essential for the plugin’s CVE vulnerability detection functionality. Key Features Security Headers – HSTS, X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy, and more Login Alerts – Email notifications for successful and failed login attempts with rate limiting Login Captcha – Built-in SVG numeric captcha or Cloudflare Turnstile for login, password reset, and registration forms Core Integrity Check – Verify WordPress core files against official checksums with 24h cache CVE Vulnerability Detection – Check WordPress Core and active plugins against NVD database User Enumeration Protection – Block user enumeration via REST API and author parameters Maintenance Mode – Maintenance mode with authorized IP whitelist (IPv4, IPv6, CIDR support) File Permissions Audit – Audit and automatic correction of critical file permissions Plugin Security Indicators – Visual badges on plugins page showing vulnerability status Plugin Update Management – Notify when plugins need updates; optionally auto-update only selected plugins Force Cron – Secret HTTP ping to spawn WordPress cron when official wp-cron is unreliable CVE Detection Features Integration with NVD (National Vulnerability Database) API 2.0 Check WordPress Core and active plugins for known vulnerabilities Intelligent batch processing with rate limiting 8 layers of anti-false-positive validation Vulnerability badges on plugins page (enable/disable option) Dismissible alerts per user Email notification when vulnerabilities are detected Automatic check every 12 hours NVD API Key support (increased rate limit) Security Improvements in v1.5.0 IP Spoofing Fix – Properly detects real IP behind Cloudflare, proxies, and load balancers Capability Check Fix – Authorization verified before processing Rate Limiting by IP – More granular rate limiting for login alerts Input Validation – Maximum length validation for feedback form Supported Languages English (US) – 100% English (UK) – 100% Português do Brasil – 100% Português de Portugal – 100% Español – 100% License This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later. For more information, visit https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html.

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!