This module provides security enhancements against (HTTP) Flood & Brute Force Attacks for Wordpress.
As of April 2026, IOSEC HTTP Anti Flood/DoS Security Gateway Module is a WordPress iosec plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
This module provides security enhancements against (HTTP) Flood & Brute Force Attacks for WordPress.
Massive scanning tools (like vulnerability scanners), HTTP Flood tools can be blocked or detected by this module.
This module can be integrated with htaccess, any firewall, iptables or etc. via “banlist” file.
To see a quick test page follow this link: http://www.iosec.org/test.php for proof of concept.
Watch the proof of concept video: http://youtu.be/LzLY_SKLq9w
Note: Change the default configuration values before activating the plugin.
BENEFITS
| WordPress | 2.0.2+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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