Comments on: What, Why, and Hows of WordPress Security Keys http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/ Beginner's Guide for WordPress Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MichealKennedy http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-124421 MichealKennedy Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:55:54 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1453#comment-124421 Was just gonna ask "why don't they just automatically generate these for you?" but you answered it ;) Was just gonna ask “why don’t they just automatically generate these for you?” but you answered it ;)

]]> By: Nick http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-64226 Nick Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:16:19 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1453#comment-64226 In wordpress 3.1 these keys are automatically generated. In wordpress 3.1 these keys are automatically generated.

]]> By: Riese F http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-59761 Riese F Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:43:20 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1453#comment-59761 Appreciate this information and quickly updated my files. My concern is the same as Ricks' from April in that if my wp-config.php file is hacked then these keys are available to whomever is looking at them correct? But then I thought that if my wp file is hacked and someone other than me is looking at them I am already in trouble... Any precaution is better than just hoping for the best though! Thank you for your work and efforts. Appreciate this information and quickly updated my files. My concern is the same as Ricks’ from April in that if my wp-config.php file is hacked then these keys are available to whomever is looking at them correct? But then I thought that if my wp file is hacked and someone other than me is looking at them I am already in trouble…

Any precaution is better than just hoping for the best though! Thank you for your work and efforts.

]]> By: Dave http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-23368 Dave Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:23:02 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1453#comment-23368 You'll need to use 3.0 to utilise all eight secret keys, rather than the former four. The new WordPress random key generator can be found at https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt You’ll need to use 3.0 to utilise all eight secret keys, rather than the former four. The new WordPress random key generator can be found at https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt

]]> By: Editorial Staff http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-22247 Editorial Staff Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:12:55 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1453#comment-22247 Those keys become available with WordPress 3.0 Those keys become available with WordPress 3.0

]]> By: Keith Davis http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-22209 Keith Davis Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:13:35 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1453#comment-22209 Hi Thanks for a short and informative post. I notice that in your example there are four secret keys. There appear to be more secret keys in Wordpress 3.0 - can these be added to previous versions of Wordpress? Hi
Thanks for a short and informative post.
I notice that in your example there are four secret keys.
There appear to be more secret keys in WordPress 3.0 – can these be added to previous versions of WordPress?

]]> By: Overview of WordPress 3.0 with Screenshots http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-12300 Overview of WordPress 3.0 with Screenshots Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:44:04 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1453#comment-12300 [...] There were two very cool features that were added in this installation. These new features will certainly help hundreds of lazy bloggers who normally uses the “admin” username and never update Security Keys. [...] [...] There were two very cool features that were added in this installation. These new features will certainly help hundreds of lazy bloggers who normally uses the “admin” username and never update Security Keys. [...]

]]> By: Rick http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-12038 Rick Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:57:42 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1453#comment-12038 Um, so does this change your admin password or what? I don't understand what this does? Maybe that's because I'm not a hacker. But, if this is just stored in your config.php file, wouldn't it be way easier for a hacker just to hack into your ftp site and nab this security key out of the config file? I want my WordPress sites to be more secure, but I just don't understand what this is preventing? Um, so does this change your admin password or what? I don’t understand what this does? Maybe that’s because I’m not a hacker. But, if this is just stored in your config.php file, wouldn’t it be way easier for a hacker just to hack into your ftp site and nab this security key out of the config file?

I want my WordPress sites to be more secure, but I just don’t understand what this is preventing?

]]> By: Jack http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-12003 Jack Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:51:48 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1453#comment-12003 Nicely said. The directions are pretty easy, but I think the security and safety is understated in the documentation. Thanks for spelling it out and making the web a safer place. Nicely said. The directions are pretty easy, but I think the security and safety is understated in the documentation. Thanks for spelling it out and making the web a safer place.

]]> By: Editorial Staff http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-hows-of-wordpress-security-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-11963 Editorial Staff Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:15:15 +0000 http://www.wpbeginner.com/?p=1453#comment-11963 Good idea, didn't even think of that. Good idea, didn’t even think of that.

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