WP_FAIL2BAN_BLOCK_USER_ENUMERATION

Block user enumeration.

Default setting: disabled

New in version 2.1.0.

Changed in version 4.0.0: Now also blocks enumeration via the REST API.

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/**
 * Block user enumeration.
 */
define('WP_FAIL2BAN_BLOCK_USER_ENUMERATION', true);

Important

You should define this in wp-config.php even if you are using the Premium version of WPf2b.

Warning

If your theme has Author profile pages (e.g. TwentyTwenty) you will need to block username logins instead.

History

Based on a suggestion from @geeklol and a plugin by @ROIBOT.

See also

• WP_FAIL2BAN_BLOCK_USERNAME_LOGIN