1. Introduction

1.1. History

1.2. Features

1.2.1. CloudFlare and Proxy Servers

WPf2b can be configured to work with CloudFlare and other proxy servers. For a brief overview see WP_FAIL2BAN_PROXIES.

1.2.2. Comments

WPf2b can log comments. See WP_FAIL2BAN_LOG_COMMENTS.

1.2.3. Pingbacks

WPf2b logs failed pingbacks, and can log all pingbacks. For a brief overview see WP_FAIL2BAN_LOG_PINGBACKS.

1.2.4. Spam

WPf2b can log comments marked as spam. See WP_FAIL2BAN_LOG_SPAM.

1.2.5. User Enumeration

WPf2b can block user enumeration. See WP_FAIL2BAN_BLOCK_USER_ENUMERATION.

1.2.6. Work-Arounds for Broken syslogd

WPf2b can be configured to work around most syslogd weirdness. For a brief overview see WP_FAIL2BAN_SYSLOG_SHORT_TAG and WP_FAIL2BAN_HTTP_HOST.

1.2.7. Blocking Users

WPf2b can be configured to short-cut the login process when the username matches a regex. For a brief overview see WP_FAIL2BAN_BLOCKED_USERS.

1.2.8. mu-plugins Support

WPf2b can easily be configured as a must-use plugin.