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

by Nexcess

Harden your site security with Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Vulnerability Scanner, Firewall, and more. Formerly iThemes Security.

Version 10.0.4 4.6 / 5 rating

Active Installs: 700K+
Rating: 4.6 / 5
Requires PHP: 7.4
Tested Up To: 7.1.1
Last Updated: Sep 16, 2026

External Links

WordPress.org plugin page Plugin website

BenchWP Test Runs

8 total

PHP 8.3 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.3 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.4 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.4 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.5 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.5 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.2 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.2 · WordPress 7.0

Queued

PHP 8.2 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.2 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 8s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.22s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.12s
Completed: Jun 23, 2026 11:00 AM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.117869,
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    "score": 100,
    "started_at": "2026-06-23T11:00:07Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-23T11:00:13Z",
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    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
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PHP 8.3 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.3 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 7s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.21s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.07s
Completed: Jun 23, 2026 11:00 AM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.067516,
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    "completed_at": "2026-06-23T11:00:21Z",
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    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
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PHP 8.4 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.4 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 80

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 80
Duration: 7s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.21s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.09s
Completed: Jun 23, 2026 11:00 AM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 37
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 212
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "base_url": "https://php84-wp70.runner.benchwp.com",
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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.087507,
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    "score": 80,
    "started_at": "2026-06-23T11:00:22Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-23T11:00:28Z",
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    "runner": "wp-cli-local",
    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
}

PHP 8.5 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.5 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 80

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 80
Duration: 8s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.20s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.07s
Completed: Jun 23, 2026 11:00 AM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 70
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 212
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.198073,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.066703,
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    "score": 80,
    "started_at": "2026-06-23T11:00:30Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-06-23T11:00:36Z",
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    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
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