The WordPress REST API Authentication plugin allows you to secure the endpoints of the WordPress site by adding authentication methods such as JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and OAuth 2.0, JWT, or API Key. You can enforce stricter access controls and ensure that only authorized users or applications can interact with your site's data via the REST API.
The miniOrange REST API Authentication plugin is especially useful when building applications that need to interact with your WordPress site's data while keeping it secure from unauthorized access or potential attacks.
The WordPress REST API Authentication plugin is beneficial for several reasons, especially if you want to enhance the security and control access to your WordPress site's data when using the WordPress REST APIs.
1. Secure Access to REST API Endpoints: By default, the WordPress REST API allows public access to API endpoints, which may expose sensitive information or allow unauthorized modifications to your site's content.
2. Preventing Unauthorized Access: Without authentication, anyone can access the publicly available REST API endpoints, potentially leading to data leaks or misuse of sensitive information. The plugin allows you to restrict access to specific users or authorized applications, reducing the risk of unauthorized access and data breaches.
3. Limiting Access Permissions: The plugin provides the ability to grant different levels of access to different users or applications. You can create specific access roles and permissions for API requests, allowing for granular control over what actions can be performed through the REST API.
4. Enhancing API Security: By implementing industry-standard authentication methods like JWT or OAuth 2.0, the plugin improves the overall security of your WordPress REST APIs. These authentication mechanisms use encryption and tokens to ensure that communication between the client and server is secure and protected against various types of attacks, such as man-in-the-middle attacks and token forgery.
The plugin licenses are subscription based and you have to pay annually.
You will be able to claim refund only if the request has been raised within 10 days from the date of purchase, only under the following circumstances:
a) if the software or the features you have purchased is not working as advertised on the website/ marketplace and you have attempted to resolve the issues with our support team;
b) you have purchased the wrong license or Xecurify/miniOrange product and informed us within a period of 10 days from your purchase; Please read more about the Refund Policy.
Yes, we provide 24*7 support for all and any issues you might face while using the plugin, which includes technical support from our developers. You can get prioritized support based on the Support Plan you have opted. You can check out the different Support Plans from here.
miniOrange does not store or transfer any data related to the user’s security token and keys generated by the plugin. All the data remains within your premises/server. We do not provide the developer license for our paid plugins and the source code is protected. It is strictly prohibited to make any changes in the code without having written permission from miniOrange. There are hooks provided in the plugin which can be used by the developers to extend the plugin's functionality.
