GD Security Toolbox
Proactive protection and security hardening
A collection of many security related tools for .htaccess hardening with security events log, ReCaptcha, firewall, and tweaks collection, login and registration control and more.
Current release
First released
7 years, 6 months agoSystem Requirements
Optional
Multisite
Enabled on the network levelPro-active Security
Security tools to help you prevent serious website attacks and spam overload.
Addons Architecture
The plugin has several core features, and most other features are optional and they can be enabled or disabled
Security Events Log
All sorts of the information gathered by the plugin is logged in security log and can be used for audit and actions
Banned IP Log
You can ban IP’s based on the logged activity, and the IP’s on the ban list will not be able to access your website.
Registration Control
Control the account registration process using varius filters and detection methods to stop bots from registering.
DNSBL Support
Check various data against different online services to identify spam sources and malicious servers.
Security Notifications
Get instant or digest notifications for all or for only selected events logged in the plugin’s security log.
Firewall
Always active feature with several types of scanner to identify various types of attacks and exploit attempts.
Ban any IP
Ban IP’s from security log, or use simple control on plugin’s dashboard to ban any IP permanently or temporary.
Security Scanners
Access to several online third party security scanners that can give you overview of various security related information.
Antispam Tools
Wide range of tools to detect and stop spam
Stop Spam
Plugin has many different filters to determine if the submitted content is spam, and even ban IP source of the spam.
For Comments and Trackbacks
Scan content of comments, including analysis of email, website URL, check IP against online services to detect spam.
For Gravity Forms
All the same methods as for the comments spam detection, but applied against the GravityForms entries.
For bbPress Forums
And, detect spam for topics and replies, using similar scan methods as for the comments, with option to mark users as spammers.
Banned Keywords Rules
Maintain the list of banned (and allowed) keywords for content, username, domain and email analysis.
Automatic IP banning
Set up the rules for the banning of IP’s (permanent and temporary with time limit) for all anti spam tests.
Security Headers
Security tools are all available as addons you can disable or enable if needed.
Content Security Policy
Powerful security header defining allowed types of content and sources for the content. Also known as CSP.
XSS Protection
Security header for protection agains the cross-site exploits (XSS) with various options to define the header format.
Permissions Policy
New type of security header defining various features and which of them are allowed or blocked.
And More Headers
And several more important security headers that can easily the enabled and configured for inclusion.
Log CSP/XSS reports
CSP and XSS errors are reported by browsers, and plugin can log them for analysis later (and tweaking of the rules if needed).
Add to HTACCESS
All headers are generated on each page request, or they can be added to the .HTACCESS file.
More Security Features
Security tools are all available as addons you can disable or enable if needed.
Integrity Scanner
Scan WordPress core files, free plugins and themes, Dev4Press plugins for integrity and mark invalid or modified files.
Malware Scanner
Series of various malware detection tests run against files of the website (targetting PHP and JS files).
Security Tweaks
Collection of various small features for control over XMLRPC, headers, HTTP requests and more.
Username Trap
Log all attempts at using predefined list of usernames that are not allowed. Ban IP’s with repeated attempts.
Login Honeypot
Add honeypot protection to WordPress login form as a simple way of detecting bots attempting to login.
Plugins Bridge
Get security related information from third party plugins that support connecting with GD Security Toolbox.
Login Limit
Control number of failed login attempts, and control it using throttle, or ban offending IP’s for too many failures.
Live Monitor
Show real time logged security events with the geo location displayed on the Worldmap, with the basic security related actions.
.HTACCESS Hardening
Collection of many .HTACCESS related rules, including many firewall related for hardening website security.
Knowledge Base and Support
Support Forums
If you need help with the plugin or to report problems, use support forums.
Support ForumRequest Demo
Do you have doubts about whether this plugin is right for you? Test it first.
Request DemoPlugin Translations
Plugin's basic language is English. The plugin is translation ready, with empty POT file with all the string included in the plugin directory.
The plugin also includes full or partial translations for:
Dansk (Danish), Deutsch (German), Deutsch Schweiz (German, Switzerland), Español (Spanish, Spain), Español de Argentina (Spanish, Argentina), Español de México (Spanish, Mexico), Français (French), Français de Belgique (French, Belgium), Français du Canada (French, Canada), Italiano (Italian), Nederlands (Dutch), Polski (Polish), Português (Portuguese, Portugal), Português do Brasil (Portuguese, Brazil), Русский (Russian).
It is possible that plugin has some minor spelling issues, mistypes words and other issues. Please, report any problems you find, and they will be fixed, and POT file updated when needed.
You can join the translations project for this plugin, and help with translating it to your native language. You can read more about it here: Plugin Translations.
Translations on Dev4Press.comPlugin Accessibility
Web accessibility is increasingly important factor in web development, and with the accessibility support you are making sure that people with disablities are able to use your website. Developing for accessibility is one of the priorities on Dev4Press, and we are using WCAG guidelines and approved tools to test our plugins and improve accessibility for on both admin side and the front end (for plugins with front end controlls and features).
Keep in mind that there still might be some accessibility issue with the plugin, and if you find any, please report them via support forum, and such report will be given highest priority, and issue will be fixed as soon as possible.
More Features
Settings Import and Export
All Dev4Press premium plugins have a set of easy-to-use tools to export all plugin settings into files with JSON serialization. And you can export settings from that file. This way, you can keep your settings safe or transfer settings from one website to another.
Browser Compatibility
All our plugins are compatible with all popular internet browsers. This includes Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera, and Microsoft Edge, all tested across different operating systems and desktop and mobile devices.
Regular Updates
All Dev4Press premium plugins are constantly developed and will receive regular updates to fix reported bugs, fix any security issues, and enhance and improve every aspect of plugins. And using our Updater plugin, you can update directly from WordPress.
Complete Localization
All Dev4Press free and lite plugins have a WordPress standard PO/MO translation system implemented, making it easy to translate into any language. Depending on the plugin, translations can be split into two or more files for easier translation handling.
Excellent Support
One of our primary goals is to provide the best support possible. This includes an active support forum, priority support (for Agency license), and an ever-expanding knowledge base and FAQ to ensure you get all the information you need for our plugins.
Secure and Clean Code
All Dev4Press premium plugins are coded using best coding practices, with code tested for all potential security problems. We are constantly working on maintaining full WordPress compatibility and the highest level of security for all our products.
