# Security Tools

## **REST API Methods**

The REST API uses four main types of messages to manage your website’s data:

![advance security tool](https://docs.wpultimatesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/security-tool.png)

- **GET (The “Reader”):**

This is used when your site wants to **read or look at** information. It’s like opening a book to see what is written inside.

- **POST (The “Creator”):**

This is used to **add or create** something new. It’s like writing a brand-new page and adding it to your book.

- **PUT (The “Editor”):**

This is used to **update or fix** something that is already there. It’s like taking an eraser to a mistake and writing the correct information over it.

- **DELETE (The “Eraser”):**

This is used to **remove** information. It’s like ripping a page out of the book and throwing it away.

### **What the Status Colors Mean**

- **Active (Green):** The “door” is open, and your website can use this method to talk to other apps.

- **Inactive (Red):** The “door” is locked. This might be for safety, but sometimes it can stop certain features from working.

## Server Resources

This part shows you how hard your website’s “brain” is working.

![server resource](https://docs.wpultimatesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/server-resource.png)

- **Memory Limit:** This is the total amount of “thinking space” your website has (for example, 256M).

- **Current Usage:** This shows how much of that space you are using right now. If the green bar gets too full, your site might slow down.

- **Max Execution Time:** This is the amount of time (in seconds) your site is allowed to work on a single task before it gives up.

- **Copy & Print:** You can use these buttons to save this information if you ever need to show it to a tech expert for help.

## Scheduled Tasks

This is the “To-Do List” for your security plugin.

![schedual task](https://docs.wpultimatesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/schedual-task.png)

- **Event Name:** This is the name of the specific job the plugin needs to do, like checking your files for changes or sending alerts.

- **Schedule:** This tells you how often the job happens (for example, “every minute” or “hourly”).

- **Next Run:** This shows a countdown of when the job will start again.

- **Actions (Run Button):** If you don’t want to wait for the timer, you can click the **Run** button to make the plugin do that task immediately.

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**💡**You don’t usually need to change anything here. This page is mostly for checking that everything is working exactly as it should!

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Source: https://docs.wpultimatesecurity.com/docs/maintenance-tools/security-tools/