Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection

Kadence Security is a WordPress plugin by Nexcess, first published on WordPress.org in 2010. It has 700,000+ active installations and 40,132,225 downloads in total, and ranks #87 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Its directory rank held steady over the past week. Users rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 3,992 reviews. Version 10.0.6 was released 9 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 6.5 and PHP 7.4 or later. In the last two months, 3 of 11 support threads were marked resolved (27%). It is listed under brute force protection, malware, password protection, security and two factor authentication. Plugins with a similar focus include Titan Anti-spam & Security, Sucuri Security and All-In-One Security (AIOS).