What is this file xmlrpc.php wordfence picks up

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This also must be dodgy file they are trying to login to ?

/ALFA_DATA/alfacgiapi/

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WFAdam

(@wfadam)

Hello @kristinubute and thanks for reaching out to us!

XMLRPC.php is a file in the WordPress core that allows remote communication with a WordPress site.

The brute force login attack prevention rules protect against login attacks to the XML-RPC interface in the same way as they protect the login page:

https://www.wordfence.com/help/firewall/brute-force/

Suppose you don’t use the XML-RPC interface to log in to your site, using the WordPress application on a smartphone or tablet for example. In that case, you can disable access using the option Disable XML-RPC authentication on the Login Security >> Settings page.

Thanks!

 

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