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WordPress Salt Generator

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Fresh AUTH_KEY / AUTH_SALT defines from WordPress.org. Never cached.

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Fresh keys from WordPress.org. Never cached. Pasting new salts into wp-config.php logs everyone out. This does not edit your server.

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How to Use

  1. 1 Generate
  2. 2 Copy into wp-config.php
  3. 3 Know that all users will be logged out

Features

  • secret-key/1.1/salt/
  • Never cached
  • Does not write your server

Why it Matters

After a hack you rotate keys. Stale blog gists are worse than a live wp.org pull.

★★★★★

Live salts from WordPress.org. Paste into wp-config.php. Rotating them logs everyone out.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you store the keys?
No. They are fetched live and not cached.
Will this fix malware?
No. Salts invalidate cookies. Clean the files too.
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