Locked out of WP admin due to https authentication setting

  • daywatch

    (@daywatch)


    2 weeks, 1 day ago

    I accidentally enabled the “HTTP Authentication for WordPress dashboard and frontend – Enable for WordPress dashboard” option in the HIBP section of the All in One Security plugin and saved the change.

    Now I cannot access the WP Admin section of my site. I keep being asked for login credentials which are never accepted as being correct then redirected to an “Unauthorized” page.

    The only way I can regain access to WP admin is to delete the “all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall” plugin folder. If I reinstall the plugin, I get locked out again.

    I found a copy of the AIOWPS Rest Settings plugin online (don’t know if it’s legit or not) but trying to access its settings gave me a “Sorry, you are not allowed to access this page” error.

    Surely there’s a simple way to recover from this? It’s a major bug if changing one setting in your plugin locks admins out of the WP dashboard permanently and the only solution is to delete the plugin and never use it again!

    I’m using Version 5.4.9, BTW.

    What say you?

    Regards,
    Gary Nugent

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  • Plugin Support hjogiupdraftplus

    (@hjogiupdraftplus)

    2 weeks ago

    Hi @daywatch

    If you enter the correct HTTP Authentication username and password, you should then be able to access the wp-admin area.

    You can add the constant below to your wp-config.php file to temporarily disable HTTP Authentication. This will prevent the username and password prompt from appearing and should allow access to the wp-admin area without HTTP Authentication.

    define( 'AIOS_DISABLE_HTTP_AUTHENTICATION', true );

    Please add the constant, then set the HTTP Authentication username and password again and make a note of them. Afterwards, remove the constant and test the login process once more.

    If you continue to experience the issue after removing the constant, please let us know and we will investigate further.

    Regards

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