Feature Module: WordPress Firewall
Protection starts with traffic analysis. Shield immediately blocks malicious traffic that’s intended to infiltrate your site, execute malicious code, or by-...
Fri, 20 Nov, 2020 at 12:08 PM
It's important to understand what the Shield Security's Firewall does not do. Since this is an application level firewall, it can only deal wi...
Mon, 4 Dec, 2017 at 1:58 PM
There are 9 Firewall Blocking options that determine what data is checked on each page request. Depending on certain incompatibilities with other plugins, y...
Wed, 8 Aug, 2018 at 12:19 PM
Firewall Block Response specifies how the Shield plugin will respond when the firewall detects malicious data. Firewall Block Response options explanation...
Tue, 7 Jul, 2020 at 1:26 PM
It’s possible to specify certain factors that completely by-pass all Firewall checking. In principle, you should not need to whitelist anything or anyone un...
Tue, 30 Jun, 2020 at 10:32 AM
This article has been kept here for link continuity purposes but the Firewall module no-longer contains an IP manual black list feature. The current IP...
Tue, 7 Jul, 2020 at 1:28 PM
Directory Traversal or Path Traversal is an HTTP exploit that allows an attacker to access restricted files, directories and commands that reside outside th...
Tue, 7 Jul, 2020 at 1:29 PM
If you see the firewall block in your Audit Trail, for example \r\n\r\n pingback.ping\r\n \r\n \r\n .............. \r\n \r\n ... this could be a WordPress...
Thu, 11 Jul, 2019 at 12:53 PM
This is a firewall block message. The firewall component of the Shield Security plugin is an Application Level Firewall. This means it only acts, and ca...
Fri, 24 Jul, 2020 at 3:12 PM