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The best security measure: Microsoft Style!

Remember the TCP/IP limitation post where I explained how Microsoft decided to limit the worm spread by limiting number of half open connection. Well, this policy…

Kill'em all, let God sort'em out!

… has been addopted by Wordpress that decided to block XMLRPC by default in Wordpress 2.6. This is not such a big deal but you'll have to actually enable it. It will be just a tiny little more work for mass installs and so on but I really don't care about the implications of this measure. I don't use it ;)

What actually shocks me is the way they tighten up security: By restricting rights!

Way to go Wordpress! Microsoft style.

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#1 bh seo from United States web
Posted on Friday, 27 June, 2008
This is going to end up causing folks many headaches. Think about how many people use scribefire or some other software/browser based poster....

Option should probably be default on - but hey not a huge deal if they make the change public and it gets indexed so folks can find it.
#2 5ubliminal web
Posted on Friday, 27 June, 2008
I don't actually use Wordpress but I'm curious how will this affect those who run WP based blog farms and decide to update?
But I don't think they need to worry, just keep a copy of WP2.5 safe :)
#3 underworld from Great Britain web
Posted on Friday, 27 June, 2008
It will mildly irritate me if they turn it off on wordpress hosted blogs, which by the sounds of it they will, an irritating move but I can see from there side why they would do it, although claiming it is just for security reasons is a load of spin if you ask me.

there's only one reason they would turn it off by default, and therefore on wordpress.com... but where there's a will there's a way ;)
#4 5ubliminal web
Posted on Friday, 27 June, 2008
It's very easy to remotely login into WP and ... turn it on ... automagically :)
I really don't get it why they do it as this will only cause problems to 'amateurs' that use software to post to their real blogs.
A feature they took for granted will be something they'll have to figure out. I love this!
#5 underworld from Great Britain web
Posted on Saturday, 28 June, 2008
maybe that's the point - to get them off software and back onto wordpress.com

inevitably there's a way round it for the capable
#6 5ubliminal web
Posted on Saturday, 28 June, 2008
Everybody has to be exposed to ads.
PS: Do they even have ads? :)
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