Title: Php security question
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Php security question

 *  Resolved [definitio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/definitio/)
 * (@definitio)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-security-question/)
 * Hello, I have question about BulletProof Security.
 * I have another plugin installed called “Ultimate Security Checker”. Before the
   latest update of BulletProof Security, when I used to run the tests it would 
   say that PHP version is not shown.
    After updating to BPS 47.8 (always using 
   secure htaccess) and re-scanning the site with Ultimate Security Checker, it 
   now tells me that PHP version is shown Other plugins have remained the same
 * I have tested this with cache both on and off (currently off)
 * Is something BPS is now doing (or not doing) in the latest version that causes
   this, or is it a false report? (not to be excluded)
 * cheers
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bulletproof-security/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bulletproof-security/)

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 *  Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * (@aitpro)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-security-question/#post-3413870)
 * I can’t think of any coding in BPS .47.8 that has changed that would have any
   effect on this whatsoever. We added security logging and did the usual coding
   improvements/enhancements, but nothing was changed in regards to displaying or
   not displaying the PHP version. I’m not really sure why you would want to hide
   your PHP version anyway. I do not see any benefit or protection by doing that.
   Even hiding the WordPress version does not really have any benefit or protection
   because it is very easy to figure out which version of WordPress and PHP you 
   are using by executing some script against the site. Basically you really cannot
   hide these things and there is really not any need to try and hide the version/
   signature.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bulletproof-security/changelog/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bulletproof-security/changelog/)
 *  Thread Starter [definitio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/definitio/)
 * (@definitio)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-security-question/#post-3413878)
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * Perhaps it is an issue with the other plugin, although it has not been updated
   in the meantime.
    Anyway if you say it’s not a big deal, I am OK with it.
 *  Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * (@aitpro)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-security-question/#post-3413884)
 * Yep no big deal at all. I have wanted to remove the silly feature in BPS that
   attempts to hide the WordPress version, but folks think that this has value so
   I always just grin and bear it and leave it be. Yeah it works to hide the WordPress
   version in a direct way, but if a hacker wants to find out what version of WordPress
   you have then there are dozens of other ways to find the version number/signature.
   There really is not a way to completely hide the version of WordPress completely
   unless you modified WP Core files and that is Taboo of course and something that
   you really would not want to do. 😉 As long is real security is in place then
   there really is no need to try and hide anything.
 * Does your Online bank or PayPal try to hide their login page or any other pages
   or anything at all for that matter?
 * Nope because they have real security in place. 😉
 *  Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * (@aitpro)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-security-question/#post-3414068)
 * resolving

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-security-question/#post-3414068)
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