WordPress App Passwords Explained: A Guide to Generating, Using, and Managing Security

In a WordPress usage scenario, theApplication Passwordrespond in singing REST API of combined management. With these features, users and developers canPerform operations through third-party servicesbut (not)No need to log in directly to the WordPress dashboard. InWriting blog posts, managing comments, or handling plugin and theme updatesThe WordPress app passwords provide a secure and efficient way to do this.

In this article, we will explain in detail about WordPress application passwords, including their definition, how they are generated, usage scenarios, and solutions when you encounter problems.

1. What is the WordPress Application Password and REST API?

WordPress provides a REST API (Application Programming Interface) as a bridge between the website and external programs, allowing developers to interact with the website's data and content via standard HTTP methods (e.g. GET, POST). This makes it possible to access data and content from third-party applicationsManaging WordPress ContentIt gets easier.

However, certain requests (e.g., posting content, deleting comments) require authentication. At this point WordPress Application Passwordcomes in handy. It is a user-generated set of 24-bit random charactersThis is used to securely authorize third-party applications to communicate with the WordPress REST API without exposing the primary account password.

2. Advantages of using WordPress application passwords

Application passwords offer the following benefits to users and developers:

Simplified authentication

Traditional methods often rely on cookies and user credentials, which are complex and vulnerable. Application passwords directly replace these complex processes, increasing convenience.

Improved security

Application passwords are more secure than sharing your primary account passwords:

• Segregation of authority: Each application has a separate password, and individual revocation will not affect other applications.
• API use only: Unable to log in with application password WordPress Dashboard(math.) genusReduce the risk of sensitive information leakageThe
• Preventing Cookie Spoofing: No longer relies on shared credentials to generate spoofed cookies.

Greater management flexibility

• Supports generating multiple application passwords per account and assigning independent passwords to different applications.
• Permissions can be revoked at any time without changing the master account password.

3. How to generate and manage application passwords

Generate application passwords

1. Log in to the WordPress dashboard.
2. Navigate to Users > Personal InformationThe

3. Scroll down to "Application Password" section, enter the application name (e.g. "ooog").

4. Click "Add new application password"Button.

At this point, the system will generate a random string of passwords and display them only once. Please keep it safe immediately as it will not be displayed again.

Viewing and managing passwords

In "Application Password" section to see a list of previously generated passwords, including:

• name (of a thing): Password-associated applications.
• Date of creationThe
• Last time of useThe
• Most recently used IP addressThe

You can disable passwords for an application individually by clicking the "Undo" button, or you can select "Undo all passwords".

How application passwords are stored

WordPress Usage wp_generate_password() function generates the password, and only itshash versionThis ensures that even if the database is compromised, the password cannot be easily cracked.

4. Practical application scenarios for application passwords

Application passwords can be widely used in the following scenarios:

1. Third-party content managementAs Zapier,Postman and other tools to automate content publishing or management tasks through REST APIs.
2. Remote Data Interaction: Provide controlled access to external tools, such as managing comments from a mobile app.
3. Integrated Services: Useplug-in (software component),SaaS service when you authorize it to access WordPress data.

5. Frequently asked questions and solutions

Application password is disabled

Some security plugins or themes may disable the application password feature by default.

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1. Check the plugin settings to manually enable the application password feature.
2. in the event thatthematic functions.php The file contains disabled code, contact the developer to remove the relevant code.

No operation can be performed

Application permissions are limited by account roles. For example, author accounts cannot manage other users' content through their passwords.

cure: Ensure that passwords are generated using accounts with the required privileges.

Lost or forgotten password

Passwords cannot be recovered, you can only revoke the old password and generate a new one.

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1. Revoke lost passwords.
2. Re-generate the new password.

6. Strengthening WordPress Website SecurityAdditional measures

Although application passwords have significantly improved security, there are still additional measures that need to be taken to protect WordPress websites:

Strong password policy

• Forces the user to set up a setting that containsPasswords with upper and lower case letters, numbers and special charactersThe
• Using plug-ins (such as Melapress (Login Security Plug-in) Enable the password policy.

Login Restrictions

• Enforcement of failed login attempt restrictions to prevent brute force break-ins.
• Set the locking policy so that only administrators can unlock it.

start usingdual identity verification (2FA)

Enable dual authentication for all users through a plugin (e.g. WP 2FA) to improve account security.