{"id":1337,"date":"2021-07-23T07:04:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2023-03-10T12:36:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T18:36:04","slug":"how-to-stop-brute-force-attacks-on-wordpress-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-stop-brute-force-attacks-on-wordpress-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Brute Force Attacks on WordPress Comments?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-stop-brute-force-attacks-on-wordpress-comments\/#what_is_a_brute_force_attack\" >What is a Brute Force Attack?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-stop-brute-force-attacks-on-wordpress-comments\/#how_is_a_brute_force_different_from_a_ddos_attack\" >How is a Brute Force Different from a DDoS attack?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-stop-brute-force-attacks-on-wordpress-comments\/#is_my_comment_form_safe\" >Is My Comment Form Safe?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-stop-brute-force-attacks-on-wordpress-comments\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Be sure to check out our security section for loads more information about detecting and stopping brute force attacks on WordPress comments, WordPress sites, and websites in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;KnownHost proudly provides a protective anti-DDoS network security layer to stop distributed denial of service attacks on all websites hosted with KnownHost. Read more about the KnownHost free DDoS protection at:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/ddos-protection\">www.knownhost.com\/ddos-protection.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what_is_a_brute_force_attack\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_is_a_brute_force_attack\"><\/span>What is a Brute Force Attack?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/learning\/bots\/brute-force-attack\/\">brute force attack<\/a> is most commonly an attempt to guess the username and password combos to log in as an existing user so as to access additional details like account information, payment methods, or other personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how_is_a_brute_force_attack_different_from_a_ddos_attack\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_is_a_brute_force_different_from_a_ddos_attack\"><\/span>How is a Brute Force Different from a DDoS attack?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A DDoS attack is an attempt to flood a website with so many requests that it cannot respond and knock it offline, or to paralyze systems so that security systems can be bypassed. Brute force is more about trying to guess usernames and passwords to get inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"are_brute_force_attacks_used_in_the_comment_form\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is_my_comment_form_safe\"><\/span>Is My Comment Form Safe?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically brute force attacks go against the login form for WordPress sites, not the comment field. While there could be some value in guessing logins, such as being able to impersonate an existing commenter on a site, it\u2019s rarely worth the effort &#8211; particularly when compared to guessing the admin logins for the whole website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our security section for more information about detecting and stopping brute force attacks as well as DDoS attacks on your WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a WordPress website? Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/wordpress-hosting\"><strong>Managed Hosting for WordPress<\/strong><\/a> and see if we are a good fit for you. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\">KnownHost <\/a><\/strong>offers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week best in class technical support. A dedicated team ready to help you should you need our assistance. You\u2019re not using KnownHost for the best webhosting experience? Well, why not?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be sure to check out our security section for loads more information about detecting and stopping brute force attacks on WordPress comments, WordPress sites, and websites in general. Note:&nbsp;KnownHost proudly provides a protective anti-DDoS network security layer to stop distributed denial of service attacks on all websites hosted with KnownHost. 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