Easy Secure Login – Google One Tap & Sign-In

Easy Secure Login enhances your site’s security by integrating two powerful Google authentication methods: Google Sign-In and Google One Tap. It can optionally replace the standard WordPress password system entirely, offering a modern, passwordless login experience.

Born out of necessity after a real-world brute-force attack, this plugin was designed with the option to enforce a Google-only login policy, ensuring that only verified Google accounts can access your site. It combines robust, Google-powered security with a beautiful user interface, automatic user management, and a step-by-step setup wizard.

Key Features

• Optional Passwordless Security: Ability to completely disable standard password logins, forcing all users to authenticate via Google’s secure OAuth 2.0.
• Google Sign-In Button: A clean, modern “Continue with Google” button on your login page.
• Google One Tap: Allows logged-in Google users to sign in instantly with a single click via a non-intrusive pop-up.
• Complete User Management: Whitelist specific Google accounts and assign roles, or allow open registration for any Google user.
• Google Profile Picture Sync: Automatically syncs and displays Google profile pictures as user avatars in WordPress.
• Built-in Security Hardening:
  • Disable XML-RPC to prevent common attacks.
  • Disable the plugin and theme file editor.
  • Hide your WordPress version number.
  • Restrict REST API access to logged-in users.
  • Block direct access to sensitive core files.
• User-Friendly Setup Wizard: A clean, multi-step guide to get your Google Cloud credentials configured in minutes.
• Actively Maintained for the latest WordPress versions.

This plugin provides maximum login security while dramatically improving the user experience.

External services

This plugin uses Google’s Identity Services to provide a secure authentication method (Google Sign-In and Google One Tap). To function, it connects to several Google APIs.

• Service: Google Identity Services (accounts.google.com)
• Purpose: This service is used to display the “Sign in with Google” button and the Google One Tap prompt. It handles the user authentication process directly in the user’s browser.
• Data Sent: This plugin initiates the authentication flow, but user data (like email and password) is entered directly on Google’s domain, not through this plugin. The plugin only receives a secure authentication token from Google after a successful login.

• Terms and Policies:

  • Google Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
  • Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

• Service: Google OAuth & People APIs (oauth2.googleapis.com, www.googleapis.com)

• Purpose: After a user authenticates, the plugin’s server sends the received authentication token/code to these Google APIs to verify its authenticity and retrieve basic user profile information (email, name, profile picture).
• Data Sent: An authentication token/code provided by Google is sent from your server to Google’s servers for validation.
• Terms and Policies:
  • Google APIs Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/terms