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1. Cyndy Otty
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   (I don't know where to put this, I'm sorry.)

   In my error logs today a specific IP was searching ALL OVER for this file - in what looks to me as the assumed possible installation folders (i.e. /wordpress, /postnuke, /tikiwiki, /weblog, /blog, etc.).

   I'm curious - what is this file? What does it do? (I'm sorry if this is a stupid/obvious question.) Should I be worried about security. I mean the file isn't exactly hidden - it's exactly where it would be expected to be when WP is installed in the root of a site.

2. OperaManiac
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   it is used to ping the sites which track the updates on your site if you tell them to... :-S

3. Cyndy Otty
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Okie-day, but that doesn't so much answer my "should I be worried about security" question.

4. James
   Happiness Engineer
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Should I be worried about security?

   No. Let the WP developers be concerned about security for you. They will release security updates accordingly.

5. Cyndy Otty
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   *salutes* Yessir, macmanx. :)

6. whooami
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   I beg to differ. All web site owners should be CONCERNED about security. Should you worry? Probably not. But a healthy concern is not a bad thing.

   After all, I do not let the car dealership worry about scheduling oil changes or tire rotations for my Jeep. It's my responsibility, not theirs.

7. James
   Happiness Engineer
   Posted 6 years ago #

   I beg to differ. All web site owners should be CONCERNED about security. Should you worry? Probably not. But a healthy concern is not a bad thing.

   Good point, Whooami. Pro-active observation and response is usually a user's best defense.

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