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Posted on May 4, 2020July 11, 2020

Hardening WordPress installation

When installing WordPress is important to change the predefined salts to avoid any weak cryptography that makes your cookies and session management weaker.

The fastest way to fix that: https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/

If you want to get more info about possible attacks on unsecure wordpress installation, here a good reading: https://www.securitysift.com/understanding-wordpress-auth-cookies/

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I have a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and specialized in cybersecurity in 2001. Back then, I was an independent security researcher. I have worked from 2009 as a cybersecurity consultant, specializing in penetration testing for the banking and financial services industry in 2015.

I hold Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certifications.

    

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