Technical summary
How does Activity Log Integration for DB Events work in Aegisify Shield Security, and what should administrators verify? protects authentication and account-lifecycle flows through rate limits, unknown-username handling, registration defenses, administrator controls, lockouts, and recovery-aware enforcement. This article is grounded in the supplied Aegisify Shield Security 7.4.5 plugin package. It documents current behavior and defaults rather than relying on older FAQ wording.
Where administrators configure or verify it
Primary wp-admin path: wp-admin → Aegisify Shield → Database Tools. Exact controls can be distributed across the related tab/page when the feature is composed of multiple engines.
Current 7.4.5 defaults and related controls
The table below lists settings in the supplied current source that are directly related to this topic. The current default/bound/status shown is code-derived. Where the product does not define a named Medium preset, the shipped default is documented as the baseline operating point rather than inventing a value.
| Setting | Current default / bound / status | Why this default | How to tune safely |
|---|---|---|---|
activity_log.archive_enabled |
0 | Disabled in the shipped baseline because enabling it can change live request handling, indexing behavior, automation, enforcement, or integration traffic and should be reviewed for the specific site first. | OFF leaves the behavior inactive. Turn it ON only after checking prerequisites and expected traffic/content because this setting can introduce enforcement, automation, indexing, outbound integration, or additional processing depending on the feature. |
activity_log.archive_format |
csv | “csv” is the exact shipped value in the current version. It is preserved as the baseline because the plugin code defines it as the default rather than deriving it from the old FAQ text. | Keep the shipped value unless a documented site requirement calls for a different mode or identifier. Validate the change in the feature’s logs/status view and roll back if behavior becomes less reliable. |
activity_log.archive_frequency |
monthly | “monthly” is the exact shipped value in the current version. It is preserved as the baseline because the plugin code defines it as the default rather than deriving it from the old FAQ text. | Keep the shipped value unless a documented site requirement calls for a different mode or identifier. Validate the change in the feature’s logs/status view and roll back if behavior becomes less reliable. |
activity_log.flat_file_retention_days |
7 | The shipped value of 7 is the current storage/forensics baseline, balancing historical visibility against database or filesystem growth. | Increase for longer forensic/compliance history at the cost of more storage; decrease to control growth, understanding that older evidence will be unavailable sooner. |
activity_log.retention_days |
30 | The shipped value of 30 is the current storage/forensics baseline, balancing historical visibility against database or filesystem growth. | Increase for longer forensic/compliance history at the cost of more storage; decrease to control growth, understanding that older evidence will be unavailable sooner. |
file_monitor.exclude_all_logs |
1 | Enabled in the shipped baseline because the control provides broadly useful visibility, validation, compatibility, or protection without requiring a site-specific value. | ON activates the behavior; OFF removes that specific behavior. Use OFF only when the control is intentionally unnecessary, another trusted layer owns the function, or a compatibility investigation proves the control is involved. Re-enable after testing when protection is still required. |
file_monitor.exclude_wp_default_logs |
1 | Enabled in the shipped baseline because the control provides broadly useful visibility, validation, compatibility, or protection without requiring a site-specific value. | ON activates the behavior; OFF removes that specific behavior. Use OFF only when the control is intentionally unnecessary, another trusted layer owns the function, or a compatibility investigation proves the control is involved. Re-enable after testing when protection is still required. |
file_monitor.email_events |
[] | Blank or empty by default because this value depends on the site, organization, route, identity source, recipient, API credential, or exception policy. Configure it only with verified site-specific data. | Supply only validated site-specific values. Leaving it blank/empty means no custom value, exception, recipient, credential, route, or policy has been asserted by default. |
Adjustment strategy
Change one control at a time, save it through the product UI, reproduce the legitimate and malicious/test flow, and review the product log/status surface. For enforcement controls, use Monitor/Observe first when normal behavior is uncertain; move to Block only after the signal is reliable. For thresholds, do not jump directly from the default to an extreme unless an active incident requires emergency containment and a recovery path exists.
Operational guidance
Apply hardening incrementally and verify WordPress core plus active plugin/theme workflows after each consequential change. A security control that silently breaks administrator recovery or a business-critical flow should be narrowed, not blindly strengthened.
Technical keywords
Aegisify Shield Security, 7.4.5, activity, audit, db, event, events, integration, log, logging, logs, activity_log, archive_enabled, archive_format, archive_frequency, flat_file_retention_days
Source baseline
Verified package: Aegisify Shield Security 7.4.5. Primary source files: includes/configuration/class-as-configuration-schema.php; includes/modules/class-as-module-login-guard.php; includes/modules/login_guard/class-as-login-guard-user-protection.php; includes/admin_pages/hardening/class-as-page-hardening-tab-endpoint-protection.php; includes/modules/class-as-module-hardening.php; includes/admin_pages/class-as-page-db-tools.php. If a future plugin version changes these settings, support should re-read the installed version rather than carry these defaults forward automatically.