Re: best way to limit # of attempts to login to protected page?
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = but then how do you keep people from simply coming in via a manipulated URL w/formvarsset the way they want them - and thus getting around that kind of guard?Anup Setty wrote:> The way I do it is, pass a variable(counter) and each time increment it,> when it> gets to a certain value, then you know what to do...>>> From: John Butler
> Subject: best way to limit # of attempts to login to protected page?>> > If I want to restrict the number of times someone can attempt to login> > to a protected page, what is the best way?> >> > ...update a db field (with an incrementally counting number: +1 for> > every attempt) in a record whose key field is their IPADDRESS? And when> > it hits the threshhold # then disallow that IP from trying again? Then> > use a trigger to delete records older than (24) hours...> >> > ?-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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but then how do you keep people from simply coming in via a manipulated URL w/formvarsset the way they want them - and thus getting around that kind of guard?Anup Setty wrote:> The way I do it is, pass a variable(counter) and each time increment it,> when it> gets to a certain value, then you know what to do...>>> From: John Butler > Subject: best way to limit # of attempts to login to protected page?>> > If I want to restrict the number of times someone can attempt to login> > to a protected page, what is the best way?> >> > ...update a db field (with an incrementally counting number: +1 for> > every attempt) in a record whose key field is their IPADDRESS? And when> > it hits the threshhold # then disallow that IP from trying again? Then> > use a trigger to delete records older than (24) hours...> >> > ?-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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