Are these actual folders of WordPress?

  • Resolved nanny7

    (@nanny7)


    1 year, 4 months ago

    Hi there are a lot of hackers trying to locate some files and when I looked they have odd names so wondering if they actually are meant to be there:
    random_compat
    sodium_compat

    thanks

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  • Plugin Support wfpeter

    (@wfpeter)

    Hi @nanny7, thanks for your message.

    It’s important to note that Live Traffic blocks where filepaths/URLs are attempted don’t necessarily point to inside knowledge about your site. Often these are automated attacks that are just hit-and-hope in the search for vulnerable plugins or publicly visible files that shouldn’t be. Having a strong password, 2FA and having WordPress and its plugins up-to-date should be the best strategy to stick to.

    That’s just general information, but to answer your question, The crypto folder that comes with the Wordfence installation contains the cryptography libraries sodium_compat and random_compat. These are required by Wordfence for safe implementation of certain PHP functions.

    Thanks,
    Peter.

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