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You Might Not Need Plugins: WordPress Login Security with Fail2Ban
Summary
This blog post discusses enhancing WordPress login security without relying on plugins by using Fail2Ban. The author shares personal experiences dealing with site security, particularly against brute force attacks and abusive crawlers. The article explains how to configure Fail2Ban to automatically restrict access to wp-login.php and xmlrpc.php, offering a robust security solution for WordPress self-hosters who prefer server-side handling over plugins.
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