Title: Error when running Security Check
Last modified: July 15, 2019

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# Error when running Security Check

 *  [Thomas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theopprotunityman/)
 * (@theopprotunityman)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-running-security-check/)
 * I get this error:
    Green Check on these but then error listed below: Identified
   server IPs to determine loopback requests. Banned Users is enabled as recommended.
   A 3rd-party Backup Plugin, UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore, is being used. Local
   Brute Force Protection is enabled as recommended. Network Brute Force Protection
   is enabled as recommended. WordPress Tweaks is enabled as recommended.
 * ERROR:
    Invalid IP returned: <!doctype html> <head> <meta charset=”utf-8″> <meta
   http-equiv=”x-ua-compatible” content=”ie=edge”> <meta name=”viewport” content
   =”width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no”> <title>StackPath</title
   > <style> * { box-sizing: border-box; } *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-
   box; } html { -ms-overflow-style: -ms-autohiding-scrollbar; -webkit-text-size-
   adjust: 100%; font-size: 16px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: visible; } body{-
   moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background:#
   fafafa; color: #888888; font-family: “Helvetica Neue”, Helvetica, Arial, sans-
   serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0; min-width: 20rem; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-
   y: visible; text-align: center; } p { margin: 0; padding: 0; } a { color: #1a3b8e;
   text-decoration: none; } hr { background: #e6e6e6; border: 0; height: 0.063rem;
   margin: 1.5rem -1.5rem; } p:not(:last-child) { margin-bottom: 1rem; } h1 { background-
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   +Cjwvc3ZnPgo=); display: block; font: 0/0 a; height: 3.5rem; margin: 0 auto; 
   width: 12.5rem; } h2 { color: #000; font-size: 1.25rem; margin: 0 0 1rem 0; }
   input, button { border-radius: 0.25rem; color: inherit; display: block; font-
   family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;
   font-weight: inherit; height: 2.5rem; line-height: inherit; margin: 0 auto; outline:
   none; padding: 0 1rem; text-align: center; text-transform: inherit; width: 9.375rem;}
   input { -moz-appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none; border: 0.063rem solid#
   e6e6e6; color: #000; line-height: 2.375rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; transition:
   border-color 300ms ease-in; } input:focus { border-color: #1a3b8e; } input.is-
   error { border-color: #f5a3a6; } button { -webkit-appearance: button; background:#
   1a3b8e; border: 0; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; line-height:
   2.5rem; transition: background 300ms ease-in; } button:hover { background: #122963;}.
   loader { -moz-align-items: center; -moz-flex-flow: column nowrap; -ms-flex-align:
   center; -ms-flex-flow: column nowrap; -webkit-align-items: center; -webkit-box-
   align: center; -webkit-flex-flow: column nowrap; align-items: center; background:#
   fafafa; bottom: 0; display: -moz-flex; display: -ms-flexbox; display: -webkit-
   box; display: -webkit-flex; display: flex; flex-flow: column nowrap; left: 0;
   opacity: 0; position: fixed; right: 0; top: 0; transition: opacity 300ms cubic-
   bezier(0.17, 0.67, 0.83, 0.67), visibility 300ms cubic-bezier(0.17, 0.67, 0.83,
   0.67); visibility: hidden; z-index: 300; } .loader.is-active { opacity: 1; visibility:
   visible; } .loader__items { display: -moz-flex; display: -ms-flexbox; display:-
   webkit-box; display: -webkit-flex; display: flex; margin: auto auto auto auto;}.
   loader__items:not(:last-child) { margin-bottom: 1rem; } .loader__items-item {-
   webkit-animation: loader 1700ms infinite ease-in-out both; animation: loader 
   1700ms infinite ease-in-out both; background: #1a3b8e; border-radius: 50%; display:
   block; height: 1rem; width: 1rem } .loader__items-item:not(:last-child) { margin-
   right: 0.313rem } .loader__items-item:nth-child(1) { -webkit-animation-delay:-
   600ms; animation-delay: -600ms } .loader__items-item:nth-child(2) { -webkit-animation-
   delay: -400ms; animation-delay: -400ms } .loader__items-item:nth-child(3) { -
   webkit-animation-delay: -200ms; animation-delay: -200ms } @-webkit-keyframes 
   loader { 0%, 80%, 100% { -webkit-transform: scale(0); opacity: 0 } 40% { -webkit-
   transform: scale(1); opacity: 1 } } @keyframes loader { 0%, 80%, 100% { opacity:
   0; transform: scale(0) } 40% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1) } } .loader__items-
   paragraph { font-size: 0.875rem; margin-bottom: auto; } .wrapper { -moz-flex-
   flow: column nowrap; -ms-flex-flow: column nowrap; -webkit-flex-flow: column 
   nowrap; display: -moz-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: -webkit-box; display:-
   webkit-flex; display: flex; flex-flow: column nowrap; min-height: 100vh; padding:
   1.5rem 1rem; } .main { -moz-box-align: center; -moz-box-flex: 1; -moz-flex-flow:
   column nowrap; -moz-flex: 1 1 auto; -ms-flex-align: center; -ms-flex-flow: column
   nowrap; -ms-flex: 1 1 auto; -webkit-align-items: center; -webkit-box-align: center;-
   webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-flex-flow: column nowrap; -webkit-flex: 1 1 auto;
   align-items: center; display: -moz-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: -webkit-
   box; display: -webkit-flex; display: flex; flex-flow: column nowrap; flex: 1 
   1 auto; } .content { background: #fff; border-radius: 0.25rem; box-shadow: 0 
   0.125rem 0.313rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); font-size: 0.938rem; margin: auto auto 
   1rem auto; max-width: 28.125rem; padding: 1.5rem; width: 100%; } .error { color:#
   ed2027; margin: 1rem 0 0 0; } .reference { color: #686f7a; font-family: monospace;
   font-size: 0.875rem; margin: 0 auto auto auto; } .footer { -moz-box-flex: 0; -
   moz-flex: 0 0 auto; -ms-flex: 0 0 auto; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-flex: 0 
   0 auto; flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 0.875rem; } </style> </head> <body> <!– s:
   wrapper –> <div class=”wrapper”> <!– s:main –> <main class=”main”> <!– s:content–
   > <div class=”content”> <h1>StackPath</h1> <hr> <h2>Sorry, you have been blocked.
   </h2> <p> This website is using a security service to protect itself from online
   attacks. You performed an action that triggered the service and blocked your 
   request. </p> </div> <!– e:content –> <!– s:reference –> <div class=”reference”
   > <p> REFERENCE ID<br> <div class=”incident-id”>f78dbade417d2e0ac8e5fac7edc9ddc5
   </div> </p> </div> <!– e:reference –> </main> <!– e:main –> <!– s:footer –> <
   footer class=”footer”> <p> Security services provided by [StackPath](https://www.stackpath.com/)
   </p> </footer> <!– e:footer –> </div> <!– e:wrapper –> </body> </html>

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 *  [nlpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nlpro/)
 * (@nlpro)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-running-security-check/#post-11733913)
 * I think the relevant part of the error can be found at the bottom:
 * > Sorry, you have been blocked.
   > This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks.
   > You performed an action that triggered the service and blocked your request.
   > REFERENCE ID
   >  f78dbade417d2e0ac8e5fac7edc9ddc5
   > Security services provided by [StackPath](https://www.stackpath.com/)
 * IMHO you should contact your hosting provider. They should know what to do.
 * To prevent any confusion, I’m not iThemes.
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by [nlpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nlpro/).

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