Before installing this plugin, read the FAQ!
If your WP install is behind a proxy or load balancer, please be aware
that this plugin uses the REMOTE_ADDR provided by the web server
(as does WordPress’ new comment functionality and the Akismet plugin).
If you want our brute force tracking to work, we advise adjusting your
wp-config.php file to manually set the REMOTE_ADDR to a data
source appropriate for your environment. For example:
```
    $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] = preg_replace('/^([^,]+).*$/', '\1',
        $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']);
```
Download the Login Security Solution zip file from WordPress’ plugin
site: https://wordpress.org/plugins/login-security-solution/
Unzip the file.
Our existing tests are very effective, catching all of the 2 million
entries in the Dazzlepod password list. But if you need to block
specific passwords that my tests miss, this plugin offers the ability
to provide your own dictionary files.

Add a file to the pw_dictionaries directory and place those passwords
in it. One password per line.

Please be aware that checking the password files is computationally
expensive. The following script runs through each of the password
files and weeds out passwords caught by the other
tests:
```
    php utilities/reduce-dictionary-files.php
```
If your website has a large number of non-English-speaking users:
- See if a keyboard sequence file exists in this plugin’s
  pw_sequences directory for your target languages. The following steps
  are for left-to-right languages. (For right-to-left languages, flip the
  direction of the motions indicated.)
  - Open a text editor and create a file in the pw_sequences
    directory
  - Hold down the shift key
  - Press the top left character key of the keyboard.
    NOTE: during this entire process, do not press function, control
    or whitespace keys (like tab, enter, delete, arrows, space, etc).
  - Work your way across the top row, pressing each key across the
    row, one by one
  - Press the left-most character key in the second row
  - Go across the second row pressing each key
  - Continue through the entire keyboard in the same manner
  - Let go of the shift key
  - Re-start the process at the top left key of the keyboard and
    work your way through the keyboard, now in lower-case mode
  - Save the file and close the editor
  - Feel free to submit the files to me so others can use it. See
    the features request section, below.
- If a translation file for your language does not exist in this
  plugin’s languages directory, add one. Read
  https://codex.wordpress.org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers for
  details. The files must use UTF-8 encoding. Send me the file and
  I’ll include it in future releases. See the features request
  section, below.
The last step of the new password validation process is checking if
the password matches an entry in the dict program. See if dict
is installed on your server and consider installing it if not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dict
Upload the login-security-solution directory to your
server’s /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin using WordPress’ admin interface:
- Regular sites: Plugins
- Sites using multisite networks: My Sites | Network Admin | Plugins
Adjust the settings as desired. This plugin’s settings page can be
reached via a sub-menu entry under WordPress’ “Settings” menu or this
plugin’s entry on WordPress’ “Plugins” page. Sites using WordPress’
multisite network capability will find the “Settings” and “Plugin”
menus under “My Sites | Network Admin”.
Run the “Change All Passwords” process. This is necessary to ensure
all of your users have strong passwords. The user interface for
doing so is accessible via a link in this plugin’s entry on
WordPress’ “Plugins” page.
Ensure your password strength by changing it.

Hooks

Login Security Solution provides hooks
in critical methods, allowing you to add custom behaviors.

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