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Chap Secure Password Login

Do not show password, during login, on an insecure channel (without SSL). Use a SHA-256 hash algorithm.

By Enrico Rossomando·Admin·Free
3.1(8 reviews)
·700 active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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As of April 2026, Chap Secure Password Login is a WordPress admin plugin with 700 active installations and a 3.1/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 58K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.

3.1/58 reviews
700active installs
58K+total downloads
19 yearssince 2007

Overview

Whenever you try to login into your website, you can use this plugin to trasmit your password encrypted. The encryption process is done by the Chap protocol; this is particularly useful when you can’t use ssl or other kinds of secure protocols. By activating the ChapSecureLogin plugin, the only information transmitted unencrypted is the username; password is hided with a random number (nonce) generated by the session – and opportunely transformed by the SHA-256 algorithm.
In the first login there will be an error, but don’t worry is only a tecnical error. Indeed in the next login’s operation, if the values are correct, there will not be errors, but you give mind because the password will sended in unencrypted way.
If you want more details about this algorithm, chec…

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Ratings & Reviews

3.18 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress2.5+ requiredTested up to 5.4.19
PHPfalse+ required

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Changelog

Version 1.6.6

  • With this new version 1.6.6 not only “Site Health” is fixed but also “Plugin Editor” (can be used now again to update files) BIG THANK YOU to Thilo Müller for patch file

Version 1.6.5

  • Update compatibility up to wordpress 5.4.1 (thanks to Thilo Müller)

Version 1.6.4

  • Update compatibility up to wordpress 5.0.2
  • Fix JS and image path (thanks to Hisham K)

Version 1.6.3

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View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Enrico RossomandoEnrico Rossomando
Plugin Info
Version
1.6.6
Last Updated
Jun 7, 2020
WP Requires
2.5+
Tested Up To
5.4.19
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
700
Downloads
58K+
Added
Aug 28, 2007
Business
Free

Tags

adminloginprivacypasswordusername

Developer

E
Enrico Rossomando
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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