Title: Nonce Check
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Nonce Check

 *  [thebeanieman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thebeanieman/)
 * (@thebeanieman)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nonce-check/)
 * Hello,
 * I work for a charity that supports people with anxiety disorders. We had an issue
   the other day where a user was presented with the message: “Failed Nonce Check”.
 * That user took the word nonce as ‘a sex offender’ rather than the computer term.
   The person was extremely alarmed.
 * Could ‘Nonce’ not be renamed to ‘Security’ to avoid this issue and make it clear
   to people who don’t know computer terms?
 * Just offering my feedback.
 * Many Thanks,
    David

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nonce-check/#post-2104372)
 * A nonce is a number used once. That’s why it’s called that way. It’s descriptive
   for a reason, so no, probably not going to be generalized.

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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nonce-check/#post-2104372)
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