Title: Unknown files in WordPress core
Last modified: July 28, 2020

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# Unknown files in WordPress core

 *  Resolved [Malae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malae/)
 * (@malae)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-files-in-wordpress-core-3/)
 * Hello,
 * Thank you for the plugin. Each time the plugin is used to install the SSL certificate,
   it inserts files into WordPress core:
 * Unknown file in WordPress core:
    wp-admin/public.pem wp-admin/public.txt
 * As you must be aware, changes and additions to core files are treated with suspicion
   and security software will report their presence.
 * I should like to ask why it is necessary to put them into the core and whether
   deleting them will affect the operation of the plugin.

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 *  Plugin Author [SSL Zen – Free SSL/HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sslzen/)
 * (@sslzen)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-files-in-wordpress-core-3/#post-13185360)
 * [@malae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/malae/) You can go ahead and safely
   delete those files.

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 * [unknown files](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/unknown-files/)
 * [wordpress core](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wordpress-core/)

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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [SSL Zen – Free SSL/HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sslzen/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-files-in-wordpress-core-3/#post-13185360)
 * Status: resolved