Title: Ban Usernames
Last modified: August 18, 2022

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# Ban Usernames

 *  Resolved [outbwebdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/outbwebdev/)
 * (@outbwebdev)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ban-usernames/)
 * Hello!
 * We have daily brute force attacks on our site, and what I’ve found is the bots
   are somehow scraping the “nicknames” for users who create the blog posts and 
   using those as username attempts. We already have the blog set to not show the
   authors and I have ensured the nicknames are all very different from the actual
   usernames, along with all of the recommended security settings within iThemes.
 * As I know what username they are most often trying, and it is not a match for
   any actual usernames, I would like to set an auto-ban for IPs that attempt to
   use the targeted username.
 * Is there a way to do that within iThemes? From what I have seen, I can only create
   a ban list for specific IPs, and not a ban triggered by the use of a specific
   username.

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 *  Plugin Support [chandelierrr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shanedelierrr/)
 * (@shanedelierrr)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ban-usernames/#post-15931593)
 * Hi [@outbwebdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/outbwebdev/),
 * Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to ban a username other than “admin” in the 
   settings, but this is a current feature request. However, I am unable to provide
   you with an exact date for when this feature will be available or if it is possible,
   as there are certain factors to consider before implementing one.
 * You could try increasing the chances of an IP getting blocked instead of just
   getting locked out by tweaking your Lockouts Global Settings: decreasing the 
   Ban Threshold and lowering the lockout period (less than 15 mins).
 * I hope this helps!
 *  Thread Starter [outbwebdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/outbwebdev/)
 * (@outbwebdev)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ban-usernames/#post-15939068)
 * Understood. Thank you for your assistance!

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 * [security settings](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/security-settings/)
 * [usernames](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/usernames/)

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 * Last reply from: [outbwebdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/outbwebdev/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ban-usernames/#post-15939068)
 * Status: resolved