Your WordPress login page is the most attacked part of your site. We just made it the most secure.
Every day, automated bots target wp login php with credential stuffing attacks. Password reset emails can be intercepted. XML RPC endpoints are frequently abused. Most WordPress security plugins try to strengthen passwords. We took a different approach and removed them entirely.
Today we are launching Hawcx Passwordless Auth, a WordPress plugin that replaces the default password based login system with enterprise grade passwordless authentication. No passwords are created, stored, or transmitted.
What Changes When You Install
This is not an add on to your existing WordPress login. It is a full replacement. After activation, these attack surfaces are eliminated:
The password login form is replaced with an email first passwordless flow
Password reset emails are removed, along with the support burden they create
Application Passwords and XML RPC are fully disabled
Password fields are removed from user profiles
What remains is a clean, frictionless WordPress login experience powered by Zero Knowledge Authentication architecture used by enterprise retailers and financial institutions.
How Passwordless Login Works in WordPress
Users enter their email address and verify account ownership using your configured method:
Email one time passcodes
SMS one time passcodes
TOTP authenticator apps such as Google Authenticator
Push approval
The plugin manages authentication, account creation, session handling, and secure cookie assignment.
For users, login is simple. For attackers, there are no shared secrets to steal.
Built for WordPress and WooCommerce
Hawcx Passwordless Auth is designed for modern WordPress and WooCommerce environments.
WooCommerce integration included
Passwordless login works on My Account, checkout, and all WooCommerce login forms without additional configuration.
Automatic user creation
First time visitors authenticate and receive a WordPress account automatically. You control the default user role.
Emergency access option
A single line in wp config php restores traditional login if needed. Remove the line to return to passwordless authentication. No plugin changes required.
Broad compatibility
Supports WordPress 5.8 and above, PHP 7.4 and above, and HTTPS enabled sites. This covers the majority of production WordPress deployments.
Five Minute Setup with No Code Changes
Upload and activate the plugin
Enter your Hawcx Config ID, API URL, and OAuth URL
Log in and test
No theme edits, custom development, or migration scripts. Existing users authenticate with their email on their next visit.
Why Passwordless Authentication Matters for WordPress Security
WordPress powers more than 40 percent of the web. Its default password login system was designed decades ago. Rate limiting, bot filters, and two factor plugins attempt to reinforce a weak foundation.
Passwords are the vulnerability. Removing them eliminates credential stuffing risk, reduces account takeover exposure, and simplifies authentication operations.
Hawcx Passwordless Auth brings enterprise grade passwordless authentication to WordPress and WooCommerce sites of any size, from personal blogs to high traffic ecommerce stores.