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WordPress Update Unique Keys

I made a plugin called Update Unique Keys for WordPress.

In an effort to help make WordPress installations more secure, this plugin will use the WordPress hosted Unique Key generator to update the wp-config.php file with the following keys/salts:

* AUTH_KEY
* SECURE_AUTH_KEY
* LOGGED_IN_KEY
* NONCE_KEY
* AUTH_SALT
* SECURE_AUTH_SALT
* LOGGED_IN_SALT
* NONCE_SALT

If the wp-config.php file is not writable, then the plugin will show the key / salt values on the plugin options page so the admin can then manually update the wp-config.php file.

I will update this post with any updates.

Changelog

Version 1.0 - First Release

Installation

Note: As is the case when installing any new plugin, it's always a good idea to backup your blog data before installing.

1. After downloading the Update Unique Keys plugin, unpack and upload the file to the wp-content/plugins folder on your blog. Make sure to leave the directory structure of the archive intact so that all of the Update Unique Keys files are located in 'wp-content/plugins/updateuniquekeys/'
2. You will need to activate the Update Unique Keys plugin in order to update your wp-config.php file. Go to the Plugins tab and find Update Unique Keys in the list and click Activate.
3. After activating proceed to the plugin settings page (under Settings > Update Unique Keys) to update your keys and wp-config.php file.

Download

Download plugin here